Scramble for Southern Africa, 1877-1895 - The Politics of Partition Reappraised

Klappentext This book offers a fresh reappraisal of the complex sequence of events which surrounded the Partition of Africa south of the Zambesi in the years 1877-95. Zusammenfassung The Scramble for Southern Africa formed one of the most dramatic episodes in the more general European assault on Africa by the forces of the New Imperialism in the later nineteenth century. This book offers a fresh reappraisal of the complex sequence of events which surrounded the Partition of Africa south of the Zambesi in the years 1877–95. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Prelude 1877-84: frontier and expansion; 2. Beginnings 1884-86: Britain, Bismarck and the Boers; 3. Heyday 1886-90: scramble for mastery and resources; 4. Aftermath and legacy 1890-95: conquest and closure; Conclusion: imperialism through imperialism.

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• Authors: D. M. Schreuder, Deryck Marshall Schreuder, Schreuder D. M.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2009
• EAN: 9780521109598
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10959-8
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Cambridge Commonwealth; Cambridge Commonwealth Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Africa / General, General & world history, General and world history