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Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part 1 · The “Emperor” Strikes Back 13 1 · Invitation to a Beheading 15 2 · A Conflict of Memories 50 3 · Histories Made by Bodies 76 4 · Tropical Gothic 99 5 · Storms the Headhunter 127 Part 2 · Remembering the Dismembered 141 6 · The Rise of a Colonial Macabre 143 7 · Art Évo on the Chaussée d’Ixelles 157 8 · Lusinga’s Lasting Laughs 174 9 · Composing Decomposition 193 10 · Defiances of the Dead 218 Appendix A · Some Background on Our Protagonists 231 Appendix B · A Note on Illustrations 235 Glossary 241 Notes 243 Bibliography 267 Index 299 This page intentionally left blank ...

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