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Marchal Jules |
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Lord Leverhulme's ghosts : Colonial exploitation in the Congo / / Jules Marchal ; translated by Martin Thom ; introduced by Adam Hochschild |
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London, [England] ; ; New York : , : Verso, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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1-78478-632-2 |
1-78478-633-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (200 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Forced labor - Congo (Democratic Republic) - History |
Rubber industry and trade - Congo (Democratic Republic) - History |
Human rights - Congo (Democratic Republic) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- List of Abbreviations -- Note to Readers -- 1. The Early Years (1911-1922) -- A magnate, purportedly a philanthropist, launches himself upon the Congo -- First beginnings at Lusanga -- The duplicity, and the claims of the HCB -- A note on the relocation of the Luba of Kasai to the Tshikapa diamond mines (Forminière) (1919-1920) -- 2. The Lejeune Report (1923) -- The moving of villages -- The Lejeune report -- Reactions to the Lejeune report -- 3. The Establishment of a Monopoly in the Circles (1924-1926) -- Monopoly achieved through the swindle of tripartite contracts -- The Portuguese of Bumba protest -- Hyacinthe Vanderyst and the ownership of the palm groves -- Lode Achten and the tripartite contracts -- 4. In Barumbu Circle (1917-1930) -- Forced labour in wretched conditions (1917-1924) -- The Mill Hill Fathers against the State and the HCB (1925-1926) -- Alexis Bertrand in Barumbu circle (1930) -- 5. In the Basongo and Lusanga Circles (1923-1930) -- Echoes of Basongo circle (1923-1927) -- In Lusanga circle (1927-1930) -- 6. The Portuguese of Bumba Against the HCB, Act Two (1928-1930) -- Petitions and reactions -- The Budja of Bumba-East robbed of their palm groves -- |
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