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World History Archives: The Butcher of Congo

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An extremely informative review of a non-fiction book, King Leopold's Ghost, by Adam Hochschild. The review contains specific quotes from the book and accurate historical research.

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Concepts
bicycles, heart of darkness, imperialism, rubber
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Additional Tags
belgian congo, belgian imperialism, central africa, congo, congo free state, congo river, conrad, dunlop, european imperialism, kongo culture, namibia, rubber terror, congo-brazzaville, herreros, leon rom, lothar von trotha, leopold ii, congo free state / belgian congo
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