num_pages: 738
description: In 1880 the continent of Africa was largely unexplored by Europeans. Less than thirty years later, only Liberia and Ethiopia remained unconquered by them. The rest - 10 million square miles with 110 million bewildered new subjects - had been carved up by five European powers (and one extraordinary individual) in the name of Commerce, Christianity, 'Civilization' and Conquest. The Scramble for Africa is the first full-scale study of that extraordinary episode in history.
language: English
title: The Scramble For Africa
titlecomplete: The Scramble For Africa
characters: Otto von Bismarck, Leopold II of Belgium, David Livingstone, Muhammad Ahmad, Henry Morton Stanley, Charles George Gordon
genres: Historical, War, South Africa, Politics, European History, Nonfiction, World History, History, 19th Century, Africa
ratings_count: 2415
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: WH Smith Literary Award, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Alan Paton Award
publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson