The Partition of Africa
£42.99
Part of Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
- Author: John Scott Keltie
- Date Published: December 2014
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108072038
£
42.99
Paperback
Looking for an inspection copy?
This title is not currently available on inspection
-
In the latter part of the nineteenth century, as technological progress enabled the exploration of hitherto neglected territory, the powers of Western Europe embarked on a process of imperial expansion into the African continent. As a journalist for The Times, geographer John Scott Keltie (1840–1927) wrote articles on the 'scramble' at the time, and in 1893 published this authoritative text on the subject, here reissued in its revised and augmented second edition of 1895. Keltie's presentation of the topic was well received and remained of lasting relevance, being described in his obituary as 'the best text-book of that exploration and division of a forgotten continent'. Early chapters address certain aspects of African history, but the bulk of the book deals with European attempts at settlement, partition and commercial exploitation. The future of Africa, as a site of ongoing European contention and competition, is also considered.
Customer reviews
Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: December 2014
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108072038
- length: 624 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 35 mm
- weight: 0.78kg
- contains: 19 maps
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. The Africa of the ancients
2. The Islamic invasion
3. The Portuguese circumnavigations
4. Portugal in possession
5. The beginning of rivalry
6. Stagnation and slavery
7. The position in 1815
8. Sixty years of preparation
9. Preliminaries to partition
10. France and Portugal on the Congo
11. British advances in the south and east
12. Germany enters the field
13. Germany in the Cameroons
14. The Berlin Conference and the Congo Free State
15. German East Africa
16. The struggle for the Niger
17. German progress in West Africa
18. British East Africa
19. The Italian sphere and the Egyptian Sudan
20. British Central and South Africa
21. African islands
22. The economic value of Africa
23. Conclusion
Appendices
Index.-
General Resources
Find resources associated with this title
Type Name Unlocked * Format Size Showing of
This title is supported by one or more locked resources. Access to locked resources is granted exclusively by Cambridge University Press to lecturers whose faculty status has been verified. To gain access to locked resources, lecturers should sign in to or register for a Cambridge user account.
Please use locked resources responsibly and exercise your professional discretion when choosing how you share these materials with your students. Other lecturers may wish to use locked resources for assessment purposes and their usefulness is undermined when the source files (for example, solution manuals or test banks) are shared online or via social networks.
Supplementary resources are subject to copyright. Lecturers are permitted to view, print or download these resources for use in their teaching, but may not change them or use them for commercial gain.
If you are having problems accessing these resources please contact [email protected].
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email [email protected]
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×