James Africanus Beale Horton was a remarkable figure on the West African scene of the last century. This is a full-length biography of the talented and versatile man-physician, British Army officer, mining entrepreneur, banker - who was one of the most prolific West African authors of his time. Indeed, his most important legacy is "West African Countries and Peoples" written in 1868 to answer the newly-emerging champions of white racism, a book which predicted with uncanny accuracy the path Africa was to follw in the 1950s and 60s. Horton's life and career are portrayed against the political, economic and intellectual background of his own West Africa under the impact of colonial rule.
- ISBN10 0751200859
- ISBN13 9780751200850
- Publish Date 11 February 1993 (first published 3 August 1972)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 20 July 2010
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Gregg Revivals
- Edition New edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English