{"product_id":"lord-leverhulme-s-ghosts-colonial-exploitation-in-the-congo-jules-marchal-by-working-class-history-shop","title":"Lord Leverhulme’s Ghosts: Colonial Exploitation in the Congo – Jules Marchal by Working Class History | Shop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFulfilled by our friends at Working Class History | Shop\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-title\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable with shipping in the US only.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-title\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-title\"\u003eThe definitive account of exploitation in the Congo, introduced by Adam Hochschild, translated by Michael Thom.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-title\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-title\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-description\"\u003eIn the early twentieth century, the worldwide rubber boom led British entrepreneur Lord Leverhulme to the Belgian Congo. Warmly welcomed by the murderous regime of King Leopold II, Leverhulme set up a private kingdom reliant on the horrific Belgian system of forced labour, a programme that reduced the population of Congo by half and accounted for more deaths than the Nazi Holocaust. In this definitive, meticulously researched history, Jules Marchal exposes the nature of forced labour under Lord Leverhulme’s rule and the appalling conditions imposed upon the people of Congo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an extensive introduction by Adam Hochschild,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLord Leverhulme’s Ghosts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an important and urgently needed account of a laboratory of colonial exploitation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-reviews js-isReadmoreized\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"edition-single--book-reviews-header\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“His capacious narrative is both disturbing and fascinating.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-review\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e–\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--readmoreized-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-review\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A hundred years ago, enlightened people in the western world were outraged by a holocaust in Africa which left millions dead. Yet today not one person in a thousand could say what the fuss was all about, unless, of course, they have already read this amazing book.”\u003cbr\u003e– Tariq Ali,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-review\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A brilliantly told tale, at once horrifying and pleasurable to read.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-review\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“No other scholar, looking at any other part of Africa, has studied colonial forced labour as thoroughly as Marchal has in the Congo.”\u003cbr\u003e– Adam Hochschild, from the introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 272 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Verso; Reprint edition (January 31, 2017)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10: 1784786314\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 978-1784786311\u003cbr\u003eProduct Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.3 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-title\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"VYSN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42650410418270,"sku":"carro-15650458","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/6555\/6830\/files\/Congo-exploitation-Jules.jpg?v=1776283625","url":"https:\/\/impossible-girls-2.myshopify.com\/products\/lord-leverhulme-s-ghosts-colonial-exploitation-in-the-congo-jules-marchal-by-working-class-history-shop","provider":"Impossible girl's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}