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Language English Media type Print Originally published 1990 Genre History Preceded by Boer War | 4.1/5 Goodreads Publication date 1990 ISBN 0-349-10449-2 Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Scramble for Africa is a comprehensive popular history of the Scramble for Africa written by Thomas Pakenham.
Contents
Content
One of the book's central themes is the contrast between the humanitarian motives of David Livingstone, and the profit-making of King Leopold II, and how the different people dealt with the conflict. The book addresses underlying motives and economics, without losing sight of the individuals whose personalities and actions drove much of the Scramble. It has been reprinted a number of times since its first appearance in 1990.
Awards
The book won the WH Smith Literary Award and the Alan Paton Award.
References
The Scramble for Africa (book) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA