The Scramble For Africa (ebok) av Thomas Pakenham
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Thomas Pakenham (forfatter)

The Scramble For Africa ebok

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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 Afr…

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Forfattere Thomas Pakenham (forfatter)
Forlag Abacus
Utgitt 2016
Sjanger Historie, Dokumentar og fakta
Språk English
Format epub
DRM-beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780349141930
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.