The Scramble for Africa 1876-1912
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The Scramble for Africa 1876-1912

Author: Thomas Pakenham
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ISBN: 9780349104492

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the full-scale story of the nineteenth-century imperial invasion of Africa.A phenomenal achievement, clear, authoritativ...
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the full-scale story of the nineteenth-century imperial invasion of Africa.A phenomenal achievement, clear, authoritative and compelling......Thomas Pakenham's fine book tells the story of this particular gold rush with admirable and judicious poise....Contains some of the best-known episodes of 19th-Century history as well as some of the most mythologized and colorful characters the world has ever seen.....Livingstone and Stanley, Brazza and Rhodes, Kitchener and Gordon, Lugard and Jameson.....Highly readable." and "Taking the entire continent as his canvas, Pakenham has painted a picture of heroism and horror. He writes both with compassion and with an effective combination of detachment and judgement.

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