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.
| ISBN | 0349104492 | | Pages | 768 | | ISBN13 | 9780349104492
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 645 | | Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Abacus | | Height (mm) | 199 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 124 | | Publication date | 26 Nov 1992 | | Spine width (mm) | 51 | | DEWEY | 960.23 | | Academic level | General, Undergraduate | | DEWEY edition | DC20 | |
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'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
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