Livingstones Tribe : A Journey From Zanzibar to the Cape Stephen Taylor

Softcover  1999

Stephen Taylor

An extraordinary, passionate and personal journey into Africas past.

Meshing together Africas colonial history and the personalities of that time with his own memories of the turbulent twentieth century and its characters, Stephen Taylor will travel from Lake Victoria to the Cape of Good Hope from the place that represents the peak of colonial exploration in Africa to the first settling place of his own family. His description and re-evaluation of the colonial period shows it in all its drama, glamour and disreputably a wilder version of the Raj.

Through this present-day journey, Taylor will trace the legacy of Africas history and, in particular, of the place in it of the Whites. The journey will be a quest for understanding: of the colonial impulse, of his own curious ambivalence towards the great continent in which he grew up, and of the southern African countries in particular South Africas future. It will be a wonderfully evocative, lyrical description of some of the most dramatic lands in the world thoughtful, historical, philosophical travel writing of the best kind.

Condition: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The Dust Wrapper is very good. The spine may show signs of slight wear. Previous owner name inscribed