Research Catalog

Leopold's legacy : Oliver Leu

Title

Leopold's legacy : Oliver Leu / with an essay by Bambi Ceuppens and an introduction by Matthew G. Stanard.

Publication

Breda : The Eriskay Connection, [2020]
©2020

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

Item details
Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Text	Request in advance	ReCAP 22-10285	Offsite

Details

Additional Authors

Description

151 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map; 24 cm

Summary

King Leopold II of Belgium was proclaimed the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State in 1885. Convincing the colonial European nations to commit to common trade and improving the lives of native inhabitants, he meanwhile extracted a fortune from the territory through an administration marked by forced labour, torture, and murder. Oliver Leu presents an eclectic collection of visual research, a reflection on both the visible representations of colonialism in Belgium today and the hidden traces of its gruesome past. He portrays an ambitious ruler with delusions of grandeur, showing the influence the exploitation of Leopold's private colony still has on contemporary Belgium.

Alternative Title

Oliver Leu

Subject

Call Number

ReCAP 22-10285

ISBN

9789492051516
9492051516

OCLC

1151886336

Title

Leopold's legacy : Oliver Leu / with an essay by Bambi Ceuppens and an introduction by Matthew G. Stanard.

Publisher

Breda : The Eriskay Connection, [2020]

Copyright Date

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

still image

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Added Author

Stanard, Matthew G., writer of introduction.

Ceuppens, Bambi, writer of supplementary textual content.

Leu, Oliver . Works. Selections.

Research Call Number

ReCAP 22-10285

View in Legacy Catalog