In describing the caravans... «King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa»
nika_88 апреля 2023•Видна всемIn describing the caravans of porters that walked this trail, Marlow gives a crisp summary of the Leopoldian economy: "a stream of ... rubbishy cottons, beads, and brass-wire set into the depths of darkness and in return came a precious trickle of ivory." In 1890, this was still the colony's most prized commodity.
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