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Thomas Pakenham, The Scramble for Africa, 1876 - 1912. London: Abacus, 1992.
Paperback, 738 pages, plates.
Good condition.
'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 names of Commerce, Christianity, 'Civilization' and Conquest. The Scramble for Africa is the first full-scale study of that extraordinary episode in history.
'"Memorable history on a grand scale ... brilliant, thrilling, fast moving, imaginative, coherent"
INDEPENDENT
'"Pakenham's fine book tells the story of this particular gold rush with admirable and judicious poise ... a phenomenal achievement ... clear, authoritative and compelling."
WILLIAM BOYD, DAILY TELEGRAPH
'"Grim as well as gripping reading ... Pakenham writes racily and humorously a magnificent, swashbuckling, blood-bolstered epic"
OBSERVER
'"Here in compelling detail is the background without which the rise and fall of European empires cannot be understood"
FINANCIAL TIMES
'"Splendid ... an admirably readable book covering a vast canvas"
IRISH TIMES'
