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Category : Belgium
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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"The Enslavement of Belgians"
Author: King Leopold's Ghost
Author: Adam HochschildPublisher: 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.
The Condition of the Belgian Workmen Now Refugees in England
Author: The age of internationalism and Belgium, 1880–1930
Author: Daniel LaquaPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 071909870X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Belgium was a major hub for transnational movements. By taking this small and yet significant European country as a focal point, the book critically examines major issues in modern history, including nationalism, colonial expansion, debates on the nature of international relations and campaigns for political and social equality. Now available in paperback, this study explores an age in which many groups and communities – from socialists to scientists – organised themselves across national borders. The timeframe covers the rise of international movements and associations before the First World War, the conflagration of 1914 and the emergence of new actors such as the League of Nations. The book acknowledges the changing framework for transnational activism, including its interplay with domestic politics and international institutions. By tracing international movements and ideas, the book aims to reveal and explain the multifarious and sometimes contradictory nature of internationalism.
Information Annual
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Category : Current events
Languages : en
Pages : 692
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A continuous cyclopedia and digest of current events.
Information
Author: Source Records of the Great War
Author: Charles Francis HornePublisher:
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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The Great Events of the Great War
Author: Charles Francis HornePublisher:
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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The Great Events of the Great War: A.D. 1916
Author: Charles Francis HornePublisher:
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
The Deportations
Author: Brand WhitlockPublisher:
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Category : Belgium
Languages : en
Pages : 14
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