by Adam Hochschild · Ediciones Península · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483074305
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«El fantasma del rey Leopoldo» is the historical essay by Adam Hochschild, published by Ediciones Península in paperback (530 pages, in Spanish).
Leopold II of Belgium exploited the Congo River territory with brutality while presenting a humanitarian image. Hochschild documents the crimes of colonial plunder and the resistance movement: African leaders, missionaries, travellers and young idealists who became witnesses and human rights activists.
Belongs to the Atalaya collection, number 86. Published in 2002, includes a prologue by Mario Vargas Llosa and translation by José Luis Gil Aristu. Original title: King Leopold's Ghost.
For history readers interested in colonial Africa and the origins of human rights activism.
Adam Hochschild is an American author, journalist, historian and lecturer. His best-known works include King Leopold's Ghost (1998), To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914–1918 (2011), Bury the Chains (2005), The Mirror at Midnight (1990), The Unquiet Ghost (1994), and Spain in Our Hearts (2016).
