The Scramble for Africa

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The Scramble for Africa - Pakenham, Thomas
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In 1880 most of the continent was ruled by Africans, and barely explored. By 1902, five European powers had grabbed almost the whole continent, giving themselves 30 new colonies and protectorates and 10 million square miles of new territory, and 110 million bewildered new subjects. This work provides an account of the conquest of Africa. We are given arresting vignettes of the main players. Lord Derby, protesting at "this absurd scramble", the Belgian Emperor King Leopold II grabbing and ruthlessly exploiting the rubber ...

The Scramble for Africa 1997, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London

ISBN-13: 9780297819943

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The Scramble For Africa 1992, Abacus, London

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Select 		The Scramble for Africa 1991, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London

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The Scramble for Africa 1900, Jonathan Ball Publishers SA, Johannesburg

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The Scramble for Africa Jonathan Ball Publishers SA, Johannesburg

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