{"product_id":"books-scramble-for-africa-by-thomas-pakenham","title":"Scramble for Africa...","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1880, Africa was largely unexplored by Europeans. Less than thirty years later, only Liberia and Ethiopia remained unconquered by them. The rest of the continent -- 10 million square miles of land and 110 million people -- had been divided up between five European powers and one extraordinary individual. The Scramble for Africa is the first full-scale study of that extraordinary period in history, the repercussions of which affect Africa to this day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Missionaries, adventurers, politicians, and entrepreneurs all wanted something from Africa. From Stanley to Livingstone, and from King Leopold I to General Charles Gordon, Thomas Pakenham examines the people who conquered, and in many cases, exploited Africa, and the ideals that drove them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thomas Pakenham is the author of The Mountains of Rasselas, The Year of Liberty and The Boer War. He divides his time between a terraced house In North Kensington, London and a crumbling castle in Ireland. He is married to the writer Valerie Pakenham and they have four children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A phenomenal achievement . Clear, authoritative, and compelling . Highly recommended. -- Los Angeles Times Book Review","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480513732881,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780380719990.jpg?v=1777548518","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-scramble-for-africa-by-thomas-pakenham","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}