ISBN10: 0275951383, ISBN13: 9780275951382, [publisher: Praeger] Softcover
[Columbia, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]
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Paperback / softback. New. This race for colonies went hand in hand with a host of thrilling exploits and dramatic conflicts, of which Stanley's exploration of the Congo and Gordon's death in Khartoum are just two examples. The partition of Africa was one of the most spectacular episodes in modern history. ISBN 0275951383 9780275951382 [GB]

Praeger Pub Text, Date: 1996. Paperback. New. 464 pages. 9.50x6.00x0.75 inches. 1996. Praeger Pub Text ISBN 0275951383 9780275951382 [GB]

ISBN10: 0275951383, ISBN13: 9780275951382, [publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The partition of Africa was one of the most spectacular episodes in modern history. For Europeans, Africa was still an unknown continent in 1880. Thirty years later almost all of it was under European control. This race for colonies went hand in hand with a host of thrilling exploits and dramatic conflicts, of which Stanley's exploration of the Congo and Gordon's death in Khartoum are just two examples.The partition of Africa was one of the most spectacular episodes in modern history. For Europeans, Africa was still an unknown continent in 1880. Thirty years later, almost all of it was under European control. This race for colonies went hand in hand with a host of thrilling exploits and dramatic conflicts, of which Stanley's exploration of the Congo and Gordon's death in Khartoum were just two examples. Although the end of the colonial period produced a great upsurge in historical writing on the subject, this book is the most complete general overview of the dramatic events that marked this period. Such major historical questions as the causes of European imperialism are also examined. The author, an internationally renowned authority in the field, analyzes these issues and presents his own views of them.In Divide and Rule, Wesseling dwells primarily on the historical developments. The many picturesque ...
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