Author : Thomas Pakenham
Publisher : Abacus
ISBN 13 : 0349141932
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Scramble For Africa by : Thomas Pakenham
Download or read book The Scramble For Africa written by Thomas Pakenham and published by Abacus. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.