The Scramble for Africa: 1876-1912 - Hardcover

Thomas Pakenham

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0297811304 ISBN 13: 9780297811305

Publisher: Weidenfeild & Nicolson, 1991

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas Pakenham is the author of THE MOUNTAINS OF RASSELAS, THE YEAR OF LIBERTY and THE BOER WAR. He divides his time between a terraced house I nnNorth Kensington, London and a crumbling castle in Ireland. He is married to the writer Valerie Pakenham and they have four children.

Review:

'Magnificent, vigorous, comprehensive, compulsive reading' DAILY TELEGRAPH *'Memorable history on a grand scale . . . brilliant . . . thrilling, fast moving, imaginative, coherent' INDEPENDENT *' A phenomenal achievement . . . clear, authoritative and compelling' William Boyd, DAILY TELEGRAPH *'Grim as well as gripping reading . . . Pakenham writes racily and humorously . . . a magnificent, swash buckling, blood-bolstered epic' OBSERVER

About this edition

• Publisher: Weidenfeild & Nicolson
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0297811304
• ISBN 13: 9780297811305
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400