David Livingstone - Mission and Empire

Informationen zum Autor Andrew C. Ross is the author of A Vision Betrayed: The Jesuits in Japan and China, 1549-1742 and Blantyre Mission and the Making of Modern Malawi. He is Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Divinity, University of Edinburgh. Klappentext Now in paperback, Ross's biography is already established as the leading authority on its subject. > Zusammenfassung Born in poverty in Blantyre! Scotland! David Livingstone educated himself by heroic endeavor! later proving him-self to be a remarkable linguist and scientist. His missionary journeys brought him into contact with a wide range of African peoples! for whom he showed remarkable sympathy. This is an account of his life and of his achievements. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations Introduction Note on African Names 1 The Displaced Gael 2 A Student in Glasgow and London 3 The LMS and Southern Africa 4 Luruman and Mabotsa 5 Kolobeng and the North 6 South African Politics 7 Coast to Coast 8 Years of Triumph 9 The Zambesi Expedition 10 Linyanti 11 Failure and Defeat 12 Home and Family 13 Bombay to Bangweulu 14 Last Journeys 15 Livingstone and Imperialism Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Ross, Andrew C Ross, Andrew C. Ross
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2006
• EAN: 9781852855659
• ISBN: 978-1-85285-565-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, Scotland, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers, Biography / Autobiography, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, HISTORY / Africa / Central, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Central Africa, African History, Geographical discovery and exploration, Biography: adventurers and explorers