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Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2018-06-14

Books mentioned on Part Two: King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard

1 book · With Andrew Ti · Listen · Watch on YouTube

This is Part Two of, 'King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard.' Robert is joined again by Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist?

Robert Evans discussed King Leopold's ghost by Adam Hochschild.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. King Leopold's ghost

    Adam Hochschild · at 18:45 · mentioned 4 times

    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
    “Hashile's book relates one six-week campaign in the Congo that killed quote over 900 natives, men, women, and children in order to add 20 tons of rubber a month to one region's productivity.”
    Robert Evans Part Two: King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard 2018-06-14 Listen at 18:45
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Robert Evans Part Two: King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard 2018-06-14 Listen at 44:46
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