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King Leopold's Ghost

Name: King Leopold's Ghost
Brand: Mariner Books Classics
SKU: 9780358212508-HCUSDTR
Price: 124.0 HKD
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A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

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Edition: Paperback / softback

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416 pages • 15.24 x 22.86 x 2.54 公分

Approx. weight: 0.4 kg

Publication date: 03 Mar,2020

Barcode/ ISBN: 9780358212508 • Mariner Books Classics

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