04108nam 2200517 450 991016269760332120210210005325.01-78478-632-21-78478-633-0(CKB)3710000001044114(MiAaPQ)EBC5177419(MiAaPQ)EBC6040857(Au-PeEL)EBL6040857(OCoLC)970384612(EXLCZ)99371000000104411420180404h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierLord Leverhulme's ghosts Colonial exploitation in the Congo /Jules Marchal ; translated by Martin Thom ; introduced by Adam HochschildLondon, [England] ;New York :Verso,2017.©20171 online resource (200 pages)1-78478-631-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 -- 7. The Compagnie du Kasai Proves to be Worse Than the HCB (1927-1930) -- Dr. Mouchet's reports -- The Daco report on the Compagnie du Kasai -- The experiences of Dr. Raingeard -- The response to the doctors' reports -- 8. Pierre Ryckmans' Report on Lusanga (1931) -- Ryckmans encounters recruits headed for the Offitra and Brabanta -- Ryckmans' report on Lusanga -- 9. The Revolt of the Pende (1931) -- The revolt -- The defining features of the repression -- Eugène Jungers on the spot -- Balance sheet and aftermath -- 10. The Lusanga HCB Transformed into a "Model Employer" (1931-1932).The relocation of villages-the third phase -- Labour contracts and supply contracts -- 11. Coercion and Consolidated Monopolies (1933-1935) -- Reign of terror in the Kamtsha-Lubue -- The sidelining of the Daco report-the protection of the oil mills -- A major new HCB project -- The prolongation of the tripartite contracts -- 12. The Years Between 1935 and 1939 -- The planting of palm trees "in collaboration" -- Georges Mortehan's report -- A further modification in the 1911 Convention -- 13. The Apogee of Forced Labour During the War (1940-1945) -- Afterword -- Sources -- Notes Referring to Primary Sources -- Index.Forced laborCongo (Democratic Republic)HistoryRubber industry and tradeCongo (Democratic Republic)HistoryHuman rightsCongo (Democratic Republic)Forced laborHistory.Rubber industry and tradeHistory.Human rights331.625107291Marchal Jules1347496Thom MartinHochschild AdamMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910162697603321Lord Leverhulme's ghosts3083771UNINA