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- ISBN 9781399632447
- Weight: 520g
- Dimensions: 128 x 196mm
- Publication Date: 08 May 2025
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Scramble for Africa astonished everyone.
In 1880 most of the continent was ruled by Africans, and barely explored. By 1902, five European Powers (and one extraordinary individual) had grabbed almost the whole continent, giving themselves 30 new colonies and protectorates and 10 million square miles of new territory, and 110 million bewildered new subjects. Thomas Pakenham's story of the conquest of Africa is recognised as one of the finest narrative histories of the last few decades.
Thomas Pakenham, the eldest son of Lord and Lady Longford, was educated at Ampleforth and Oxford. He divides his time between London and Ireland.
