Mackinnon and East Africa 1878-1895 - A Study in the ''New Imperialism''

Klappentext Professor Galbraith's book considers this episode in British Imperial history! the factors involved and Mackinnon's part in it. Zusammenfassung Professor Galbraith's book considers this episode in British Imperial history! the factors involved and Mackinnon's part in it. The book considers the interaction of Mackinnon and the government from the 1870s when his first efforts in east Africa were frustrated by Salisbury to the liquidation of the company in the mid-1890s. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The background; 2. Mackinnon and east Africa: prologue; 3. The scramble reaches Zanzibar 1878-1886; 4. The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition; 5. The charter; 6. The Company begins operations 1888-1889; 7. The Anglo-German treaty and its aftermath; 8. The Uganda debacle 1890-1893; 9. The end of the Company; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: John S. Galbraith
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2008
• EAN: 9780521101714
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10171-4
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Cambridge Commonwealth
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education