The Scramble for Africa: White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912

by Thomas Pakenham

J M Fox (Editor)

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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.
  • ISBN10 0394515765
  • ISBN13 9780394515762
  • Publish Date 19 November 1991 (first published 17 October 1991)
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Random House
  • Edition Us ed.
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 738
  • Language English