The Cambridge History of Africa

Book Overview

Volume VI of The Cambridge History of Africa covers the period 1870-1905, when the European powers (Britain, France, Germany, Portugal and Italy) divided the continent into colonial territories and vied with each other for control over vast tracts of land and valuable mineral resources. At the same time, it was a period during which much of Africa still had a history of its own. Colonial governments were very weak and could exist only by playing a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521228034
• ISBN13: 9780521228039
• Release Date: September 1985
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 974 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"