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Author:

Wesseling, H. L.

Title:

Divide and rule : the partition of Africa, 1880-1914 / H.L. Wesseling ; translated by Arnold J. Pomerans.

Publisher:

Praeger,

Copyright Date:

1996

Description:

xvi, 446 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Africa--History--To 1884.
Africa--History--1884-1918.
Africa--History--History--19th century.
Africa--History--History--20th century.
Europe--History--Africa--History--19th century.
Europe--History--Africa--History--20th century.

Other Titles:

Verdeel en heers. English

Notes:

Maps of Africa circa 1880, Africa in 1914, and Africa now on endpapers. Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-426) and index.

Contents:

"The Eastern question" : the occupation of Tunisia and Egypt, 1881-1882. France and imperialism -- Tunisia -- Great Britain and imperialism -- Egypt -- The Sudan and the Nile -- The Congo and the creation of the Free State, 1882-1885. Belgium and Leopold II -- The Brussels Conference and its consequences -- Europeans in the Congo -- The Congo question, 1882-1884 -- Germany and imperialism -- The Berlin Conference -- The birth of the Free State -- "Cool and courageous" : Germany and Great Britain in East Africa, 1885-1890. The rise of Zanzibar and British influence -- Germany and East Africa -- Great Britain and Germany in East Africa, 1886-1890 -- The Cape-to-Cairo dream and the Zanzibar-Heligoland Treaty -- Uganda -- Epilogue : the French occupation of Madagascar -- Soldiers and traders : France and Great Britain in West Africa, 1890-1898. France in the Sudan -- Great Britain and the Niger -- The partition : phase I, 1890-1895 -- The partition : phase II, 1895-1898 --
The long march to Fashoda, 1893-1898. The British Nile strategy -- The French Nile strategy -- Italy and imperialism -- The mission that failed : the Marchand mission -- Fashoda -- Boers and Britons in South Africa, 1890-1902. The historical background -- Foreigners and gold strikes, 1884-1886 -- Rhodes and Rhodesia, 1890-1893 -- Rhodes vs. Kruger -- Toward the Second Boer War -- The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 -- Epilogue : The partition of Morocco, 1905-1912. Morocco and Europe -- France and Morocco -- From Tangier to Agadir -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Important treaties and agreements -- Appendix 2: Synchronic survey.

ISBN:

9780275951382 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0275951383 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780275951375 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0275951375 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0275951383
9780275951382

LCCN:

95038253

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GLAX641 -- Marshalltown Community College Library (Marshalltown)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)