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Empires In The Sun: The Struggle For The Mastery Of Africa
In this compelling history of the men and ideas that radically changed the course of world history Lawrence James investigates how within a hundred years Europeans persuaded and coerced Africa into becoming a subordinate part of the modern world The continent was a magnet for the high-minded the philanthropic the unscrupulous and the insane Visionary pro-consuls rub shoulders with missionaries explorers soldiers adventurers engineers big-game hunters entrepreneurs and physiciansEminent historian Lawrence James narrates how between 1830 and 1945 Britain France Belgium Germany Portugal and Italy exported their languages laws culture religions scientific and technical knowledge and economic systems to Africa The colonial powers imposed administrations designed to bring stability and peace to
a continent that seemed to lack both The justification for emancipation from slavery (and occupation) was the common assumption that the late nineteenth-century Europe was the summit of civilization This magnificent history also pauses to ask what did not happen and why?
a continent that seemed to lack both The justification for emancipation from slavery (and occupation) was the common assumption that the late nineteenth-century Europe was the summit of civilization This magnificent history also pauses to ask what did not happen and why?
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