Schatten über dem Kongo - Alle wichtigen Infos zur Ausgabe

Schatten über dem Kongo: Inhalt, Einordnung und bibliografische Details

Schatten über dem Kongo ist ein Werk von Adam Hochschild, das innerhalb der Kategorie Sachbuch eingeordnet wird und bereits durch seine klare thematische Ausrichtung überzeugt. Der Untertitel Die Geschichte eines der großen, fast vergessenen Menschheitsverbrechen ergänzt den Haupttitel Schatten über dem Kongo sinnvoll und gibt bereits früh einen konkreten Hinweis auf die inhaltliche Ausrichtung des Buches. Inhaltlich lässt sich Schatten über dem Kongo folgendermaßen zusammenfassen: In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. Carrying out a genocidal plundering of the Congo, he looted its rubber, brutalized its people, and ultimately slashed its population by ten million--all the while shrewdly cultivating his reputation as a great humanitarian. Heroic efforts to expose these crimes eventually led to the first great human rights movement of the twentieth century, in which everyone from Mark Twain to the Archbishop of Canterbury participated. King Leopold's Ghost is the haunting account of a megalomaniac of monstrous proportions, a man as cunning, charming, and cruel as any of the great Shakespearean villains. It is also the deeply moving portrait of those who fought Leopold: a brave handful of missionaries, travelers, and young idealists who went to Africa for work or adventure and unexpectedly found themselves witnesses to a holocaust. Adam Hochschild brings this largely untold story alive with the wit and skill of a Barbara Tuchman. Like her, he knows that history often provides a far richer cast of characters than any novelist could invent. Chief among them is Edmund Morel, a young British shipping agent who went on to lead the international crusade against Leopold. Another hero of this tale, the Irish patriot Roger Casement, ended his life on a London gallows. Two courageous black Americans, George Washington Williams and William Sheppard, risked much to bring evidence of the Congo atrocities to the outside world. Sailing into the middle of the story was a young Congo River steamboat officer named Joseph Conrad. And looming above them all, the duplicitous billionaire King Leopold II. With great power and compassion, King Leopold's Ghost will brand the tragedy of the Congo--too long forgotten--onto the conscience of the West

Warum Schatten über dem Kongo relevant sein kann

Schatten über dem Kongo ist besonders für Leserinnen und Leser interessant, die sich gezielt mit Veröffentlichungen von Adam Hochschild beschäftigen möchten. Mit der Sprache Deutsch lässt sich Schatten über dem Kongo auch im internationalen oder mehrsprachigen Kontext präzise filtern. Auch das Veröffentlichungsdatum 2001 macht Schatten über dem Kongo für zeitlich eingegrenzte Suchen besonders interessant. Durch die Zuordnung zur Kategorie Sachbuch wird Schatten über dem Kongo auch für thematische Recherchen besonders relevant.

Inhalte, Themen und Relevanz

Im thematischen Kontext von Sachbuch setzt Schatten über dem Kongo laut Beschreibung auf folgende Schwerpunkte: In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. Carrying out a genocidal plundering of the Congo, he looted its rubber, brutalized its people, and ultimately slashed its population by ten million--all the while shrewdly cultivating his reputation as a great humanitarian. Heroic efforts to expose these crimes eventually led to the first great human rights movement of the twentieth century, in which everyone from Mark Twain to the Archbishop of Canterbury participated. King Leopold's Ghost is the haunting account of a megalomaniac of monstrous proportions, a man as cunning, charming, and cruel as any of the great Shakespearean villains. It is also the deeply moving portrait of those who fought Leopold: a brave handful of missionaries, travelers, and young idealists who went to Africa for work or adventure and unexpectedly found themselves witnesses to a holocaust. Adam Hochschild brings this largely untold story alive with the wit and skill of a Barbara Tuchman. Like her, he knows that history often provides a far richer cast of characters than any novelist could invent. Chief among them is Edmund Morel, a young British shipping agent who went on to lead the international crusade against Leopold. Another hero of this tale, the Irish patriot Roger Casement, ended his life on a London gallows. Two courageous black Americans, George Washington Williams and William Sheppard, risked much to bring evidence of the Congo atrocities to the outside world. Sailing into the middle of the story was a young Congo River steamboat officer named Joseph Conrad. And looming above them all, the duplicitous billionaire King Leopold II. With great power and compassion, King Leopold's Ghost will brand the tragedy of the Congo--too long forgotten--onto the conscience of the West Die vorhandenen Tags verdichten die inhaltliche Einordnung des Buches zusätzlich: History, Histoire, Politics and government, General, Genocide, History, 20th Century, New York Times reviewed, New York Times bestseller, Politics, Indigenous peoples, Kolonialismus, Race relations, Forced labor, Politique et gouvernement, Ethnische Beziehungen, Kolonie, Colonialism, Antislavery movements, Slave labor, History, 19th Century, Koloniale periode, Africa, Zwangsarbeit, Congo (democratic republic), history, Gruweldaden, Travail forcé, Mouvements des droits de l'homme, Uitbuiting, Congo (democratic republic), politics and government, Human rights movements, Forced labor -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 19th century, Forced labor -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century, Indigenous peoples -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 19th century, Indigenous peoples -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century, Human rights movements -- History -- 19th century, Human rights movements -- History -- 20th century, Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government -- 1885-1908, Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government, Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century, Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century, Africa, race relations, Indigenous peoples, africa, west, Congo (democratic republic), social conditions, Human rights, congo (democratic republic), Autochtones, Ludobo jstwo, I Demokratyczna Republika Konga, Leopold ii, king of the belgians, 1835-1901, nyt:e-book-nonfiction=2014-08-24

Edition und bibliografische Einordnung

Im Open-Library-Kontext ist das Werk über OL1869541W sowie die Editionszuordnungen OL33166815M referenzierbar.

Wichtige Buchdaten im Überblick

1. Format: hard
2. Open-Library-Editions-IDs: OL33166815M
3. Internationale Standardbuchnummer (ISBN-10): 3608919732
4. Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
5. Open-Library-Work-ID: OL1869541W
6. Primäre Kategorie: Sachbuch
7. Publiziert bei: Klett-Cotta
8. Inhaltliche Kurzcharakteristik: In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. Carrying out a genocidal plundering of the Congo, he looted its rubber, brutalized its people, and ultimately slashed its population by ten million--all the while shrewdly cultivating his reputation as a great humanitarian. Heroic efforts to expose these crimes eventually led to the first great human rights movement of the twentieth century, in which everyone from Mark Twain to the Archbishop of Canterbury participated. King Leopold's Ghost is the haunting account of a megalomaniac of monstrous proportions, a man as cunning, charming, and cruel as any of the great Shakespearean villains. It is also the deeply moving portrait of those who fought Leopold: a brave handful of missionaries, travelers, and young idealists who went to Africa for work or adventure and unexpectedly found themselves witnesses to a holocaust. Adam Hochschild brings this largely untold story alive with the wit and skill of a Barbara Tuchman. Like her, he knows that history often provides a far richer cast of characters than any novelist could invent. Chief among them is Edmund Morel, a young British shipping agent who went on to lead the international crusade against Leopold. Another hero of this tale, the Irish patriot Roger Casement, ended his life on a London gallows. Two courageous black Americans, George Washington Williams and William Sheppard, risked much to bring evidence of the Congo atrocities to the outside world. Sailing into the middle of the story was a young Congo River steamboat officer named Joseph Conrad. And looming above them all, the duplicitous billionaire King Leopold II. With great power and compassion, King Leopold's Ghost will brand the tragedy of the Congo--too long forgotten--onto the conscience of the West
9. Verfasst von: Adam Hochschild
10. Ergänzender Titelzusatz: Die Geschichte eines der großen, fast vergessenen Menschheitsverbrechen
11. Titel: Schatten über dem Kongo
12. Verfügbare Sprache dieser Ausgabe: Deutsch
13. Thematische Tags: History, Histoire, Politics and government, General, Genocide, History, 20th Century, New York Times reviewed, New York Times bestseller, Politics, Indigenous peoples, Kolonialismus, Race relations, Forced labor, Politique et gouvernement, Ethnische Beziehungen, Kolonie, Colonialism, Antislavery movements, Slave labor, History, 19th Century, Koloniale periode, Africa, Zwangsarbeit, Congo (democratic republic), history, Gruweldaden, Travail forcé, Mouvements des droits de l'homme, Uitbuiting, Congo (democratic republic), politics and government, Human rights movements, Forced labor -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 19th century, Forced labor -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century, Indigenous peoples -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 19th century, Indigenous peoples -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century, Human rights movements -- History -- 19th century, Human rights movements -- History -- 20th century, Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government -- 1885-1908, Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government, Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century, Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century, Africa, race relations, Indigenous peoples, africa, west, Congo (democratic republic), social conditions, Human rights, congo (democratic republic), Autochtones, Ludobo jstwo, I Demokratyczna Republika Konga, Leopold ii, king of the belgians, 1835-1901, nyt:e-book-nonfiction=2014-08-24

Auffindbarkeit und bibliografische Präzision

Die Verbindung aus Schatten über dem Kongo, Adam Hochschild, Sachbuch und History, Histoire, Politics and government, General, Genocide, History, 20th Century, New York Times reviewed, New York Times bestseller, Politics, Indigenous peoples, Kolonialismus, Race relations, Forced labor, Politique et gouvernement, Ethnische Beziehungen, Kolonie, Colonialism, Antislavery movements, Slave labor, History, 19th Century, Koloniale periode, Africa, Zwangsarbeit, Congo (democratic republic), history, Gruweldaden, Travail forcé, Mouvements des droits de l'homme, Uitbuiting, Congo (democratic republic), politics and government, Human rights movements, Forced labor -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 19th century, Forced labor -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century, Indigenous peoples -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 19th century, Indigenous peoples -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century, Human rights movements -- History -- 19th century, Human rights movements -- History -- 20th century, Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government -- 1885-1908, Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government, Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century, Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century, Africa, race relations, Indigenous peoples, africa, west, Congo (democratic republic), social conditions, Human rights, congo (democratic republic), Autochtones, Ludobo jstwo, I Demokratyczna Republika Konga, Leopold ii, king of the belgians, 1835-1901, nyt:e-book-nonfiction=2014-08-24 schafft eine solide Grundlage für eine präzise thematische Suche.

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