Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2018-06-12
Books mentioned on Part One: King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard
Have you ever heard of King Leopold II? In Episode 7, Robert is joined by Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist?
Robert Evans discussed Leopold II., King of Belgium, Sovereign of the Congo Free State, Vindicated ... by A. A. Notebaert, King Leopold's ghost by Adam Hochschild, and Java by James William Bayley Money.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Leopold II., King of Belgium, Sovereign of the Congo Free State, Vindicated ...
Leopold II., King of Belgium, Sovereign of the Congo Free State, Vindicated ...
Discussed“I've got two main sources for today's podcast, which I I should note. Now, the first is a biography called Leopold II, King of Belgium. Uh, it's a pro- monarchist book that was written in 1910.”
Where to get it
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King Leopold's ghost
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild is a historical nonfiction book detailing the brutal colonization of the Congo and the severe human misery inflicted by King Leopold II's regime.
Discussed“And then the other book is a book called King Leupold's Ghost by Adam Hosshild, which uh takes the stance that Leopold was one of history's great monsters. Anyway, so these are these are most of what I come from is sort of the contrasting views that these two books present.”
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Java
Java by James William Bayley Money is a historical account examining Dutch colonial administration and agricultural practices in the Dutch East Indies.
Discussed“So, uh, Prince Leopold, one of his favorite books as he's a young man studying trying to find a new colony for Belgium is a book about the Dutch East Indies called, uh, Java: How to Manage a Colony. Uh, height. Yeah. Why would you Oh my god.”
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