The Scramble for Africa, 1876-1912 Pakenham, Thomas
The Scramble for Africa, 1876-1912 Pakenham, Thomas
Hardcover, ISBN 9780947464479
Publisher: (Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2001) 2001 Reprint
Very Good book and DJ protected with Cellophane
In 1880 the continent of Africa was largely unexplored by Europeans. Less than thirty years later, only Liberia and Ethiopia remained unconquered by them. The rest - 10 million square miles with 110 million bewildered new subjects - had been carved up by five European powers (and one extraordinary individual) in the name of Commerce, Christianity, 'Civilization' and Conquest. The Scramble for Africa is the first full-scale study of that extraordinary episode in history.
