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The Scramble for Africa

Thomas Pakenham

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English
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
26 August 2025
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.
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Imprint:   Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 196mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 56mm
Weight:   520g
ISBN:   9781399632447
ISBN 10:   1399632442
Pages:   768
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Thomas Pakenham, the eldest son of Lord and Lady Longford, was educated at Ampleforth and Oxford. He divides his time between London and Ireland.

Reviews for The Scramble for Africa

Vast, scholarly and delightful * Spectator * Magnificent, swashbuckling . . . epic * Observer * Masterly, full of pace and character * TLS * Once again Pakenham shows a dazzling, almost filmic ability to tell a good story * Independent on Sunday * Pakenham tells the story with pace and compulsive readability . . . conceived on a grand scale with all the colour and control of a master artist * Evening Standard *


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