King Leopold's Ghost
A history of the brutal exploitation of the Congo Free State under King Leopold II of Belgium at the turn of the twentieth century, detailing the forced labor system and the early human rights movement that exposed it.
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Ranked #624 of 1942 · 392 pages · Published 1998
Mentioned 2× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 2 episodes, most recently on Mar 24, 2017.
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Book data: ISBN 9780618001903. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.