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Empires in the Sun

Paperback • 2016 • English

Empires in the Sun

By Lawrence James

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About the book

In this compelling history of the men and ideas that radically changed the course of world history, Lawrence James investigates and analyses how, within a hundred years, Europeans persuaded and coerced Africa into becoming a subordinate part of the modern world. His narrative is laced with the experiences of participants and onlookers and introduces the men and women who, for better or worse, stamped their wills on Africa. The continent was a magnet for the high-minded, the philanthropic, the un...Show more

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9781474604383

Publisher

Weidenfeld Nicolson

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

Empires in the Sun

Format

Paperback

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