“My rights to the Congo are not for sharing; they are the fruits of my labours and my expenditures . . .… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“On another point: King Leopold’s Ghost reproduces some of the photographs of Congo atrocities that fueled the worldwide protests against Leopold’s rule… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
“As for the claims by the Congolese historian Isidore Ndaywel è Nziem (“13 million killed” in 1998, then “5 to 10 million… — Bruce Gilley Copy Share Image
“Hochschild is correct that the demographer Léon de St. Moulin assayed the 50 percent decline possibility (in 1987 and 1990 works). But… — Bruce Gilley Copy Share Image
“Adam Hochschild has enjoyed a long run of success with King Leopold’s Ghost, his distortionary 1998 tale about the État Indépendant du… — Bruce Gilley Copy Share Image