Empires in the sun : the struggle for the mastery of Africa / Lawrence James.
Empires in the sun : the struggle for the mastery of Africa / Lawrence James.
Empires in the sun : the struggle for the mastery of Africa / Lawrence James.
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Publisher
New York : Pegasus Books, 2017.
Call Numbers
G 2017/5477
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 391 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part one: 1830-1881 -- Mission civilisatrice: Europe and Africa in 1830 -- ʻSold just like chickensʼ: slavery and the slave trade -- ʻEthiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to Godʼ: missionaries -- White Man's countries I: Razzia: the conquest of Algeria -- White Man's countries II: ʻI am a chief...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Pegasus Books, 2017.
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2017.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
In this compelling history of the men and ideas that radically changed the course of world history, Lawrence James investigates and analyzes how, within a hundred years, Europeans persuaded and coerced Africa into becoming a subordinate part of the modern world. His narrative is laced with the experiences of participants and onlookers and introduce...
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Empires in the sun : the struggle for the mastery of Africa / Lawrence James.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-364) and index.
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©2017
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G 2017/5477
Record Identifier
74VKVgyaBMod
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgyaBMod
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ISBN
1681774631 (hardback)
9781681774633 (hardback)
DDC
960.23
MMS ID
991024148704902626
