Hochschild often bemoans the lack of African voices in the history of the Congo. Where does he find evidence of the African perspective on European imperialism, and does it give us a fuller understanding of the Congo during King Leopold’s time? 

How does Hochschild use examples from twentieth-century wars, genocides and state-sanctioned mass murder to enhance our understanding of what happened in the turn-of-the-century Congo?

How does Hochschild’s account of the childhoods of Henry Morton Stanley and Leopold II enhance his exploration of the psychology behind imperialism?