The Scramble for Africa (Hardcover) - Pakenham, Thomas

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.

Hardcover. English. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1997. 738 pp. In fair/good condition, no dw. Book No: 2000498