Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts: Colonial Exploitation in the Congo
by MARCHAL, Jules
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- ISBN 13
- 9781844672394
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About This Item
London: Verso, 2008. hardcover. near fine/near fine. xxii, 244 pages. 8vo, black boards with silver spine lettering (spotted page edges), d.w. London: Verso, (2008). Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> Translated by Martin Thom. Introduced by Adam Hochschild.<br/> <br/>
Synopsis
A former diplomat in the Belgian Congo, Jules Marchal (1924–2004) spent twenty years researching forced labor. Adam Hochschild is the author of the award-winning King Leopold’s Ghost and Bury the Chains . He teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, and writes for, among other journals, New York Review of Books , Harper’s and The Nation .
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- Argosy Book Store (US)
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- Title
- Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts: Colonial Exploitation in the Congo
- Author
- MARCHAL, Jules
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 1844672395
- ISBN 13
- 9781844672394
- Publisher
- Verso
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
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