The Founder by Robert I Rotberg
Cecil Rhodes was the dominant figure in 19th-century Southern Africa. It was his acquisition of diamond mines in South Africa that led to the formation of De Beer Ltd, the huge diamond corporation which he led, and he also dominated the gold mines of the region. With his wealth secured, he went on to dominate the political scene, first as premier of the Cape Colony and later as a visionary who saw Britain controlling and claiming all the African territory from Cairo to Capetown. He was a firm believer in white supremacy, and his ideas and policies continue in Southern Africa today. Rotberg creates a portrait of a complicated and compelling personality - a latent homosexual who controlled everything and everyone who came near him; a selfish wealth-seeker whose greatest legacy has been the Rhodes scholarship.Robert I. Rotberg is director of the Program on Intrastate Conflict, Conflict Prevention, and Conflict Resolution at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and president of the World Peace Foundation. Rotberg is the author or editor of numerous books, including State Failure and State Weakness in a Time of Terror (Brookings/WPF, 2003). Greg Mills, national director of the South African Institute of International Affairs, is the author of From Pariah to Participant: South Africa's Evolving Foreign Policy Relations, 1990-1994 (SAIIA, 1994) and South Africa and Peacekeeping in Africa (SAIIA, 1995).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195049688 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195049683 |
| Title | The Founder |
| Author | Robert I Rotberg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1988-10-20 |
| Number of pages | 822 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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