Author: Putumayo Atrocities
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Languages : en
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Report and Special Report from the Select Committee on Putumayo, Together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence and Appendices [Under the Chairmanship of Mr. Charles Roberts.] Ordered by the House of Commons to be Printed 5th. June 1913
Report from the Select Committee on Putumayo Atrocities, Together with the Proceedings of the Committee. [Under Chairmanship of Mr. Charles Roberts]. Ordered by the House of Commons to be Printed 6th. February, 1913
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
A Catalog of Great Britain Entries Represented by Library of Congress Printed Cards, Issued to July 31, 1942
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Report from the Select Committee on Putumayo Atrocities, Together with the Proceedings of the Committee
Special Report from the Select Committee on Putumayo Atrocities
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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Report from the Select Committee on Putumayo
King Leopold's Ghost
Author: Adam Hochschild
Publisher: Picador
ISBN: 1760785202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
With an introduction by award-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver In the late nineteenth century, when the great powers in Europe were tearing Africa apart and seizing ownership of land for themselves, King Leopold of Belgium took hold of the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. In his devastatingly barbarous colonization of this area, Leopold stole its rubber and ivory, pummelled its people and set up a ruthless regime that would reduce the population by half. . While he did all this, he carefully constructed an image of himself as a deeply feeling humanitarian. Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize in 1999, King Leopold’s Ghost is the true and haunting account of this man’s brutal regime and its lasting effect on a ruined nation. It is also the inspiring and deeply moving account of a handful of missionaries and other idealists who travelled to Africa and unwittingly found themselves in the middle of a gruesome holocaust. Instead of turning away, these brave few chose to stand up against Leopold. Adam Hochschild brings life to this largely untold story and, crucially, casts blame on those responsible for this atrocity.
Publisher: Picador
ISBN: 1760785202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
With an introduction by award-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver In the late nineteenth century, when the great powers in Europe were tearing Africa apart and seizing ownership of land for themselves, King Leopold of Belgium took hold of the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. In his devastatingly barbarous colonization of this area, Leopold stole its rubber and ivory, pummelled its people and set up a ruthless regime that would reduce the population by half. . While he did all this, he carefully constructed an image of himself as a deeply feeling humanitarian. Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize in 1999, King Leopold’s Ghost is the true and haunting account of this man’s brutal regime and its lasting effect on a ruined nation. It is also the inspiring and deeply moving account of a handful of missionaries and other idealists who travelled to Africa and unwittingly found themselves in the middle of a gruesome holocaust. Instead of turning away, these brave few chose to stand up against Leopold. Adam Hochschild brings life to this largely untold story and, crucially, casts blame on those responsible for this atrocity.
Empire and Sexuality
Author: Ronald Hyam
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719025044
Category : Imperialism
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A study of British imperial history, intended for those who are interested in exploring the underlying realities of British expansion on the world stage. This book deals specifically with sex and its effect on the Empire.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719025044
Category : Imperialism
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A study of British imperial history, intended for those who are interested in exploring the underlying realities of British expansion on the world stage. This book deals specifically with sex and its effect on the Empire.
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies II
Author: Natasha Fijn
Publisher: ANU E Press
ISBN: 192186284X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This "volume arises out of a conference in Canberra on Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies at the National Museum of Australia on 9–10 November 2009, which attracted more than thirty presenters."
Publisher: ANU E Press
ISBN: 192186284X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This "volume arises out of a conference in Canberra on Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies at the National Museum of Australia on 9–10 November 2009, which attracted more than thirty presenters."