The Scramble for Africa

by Muriel Evelyn Chamberlain

In 1870 barely one tenth of Africa was under European control. By 1914 only about one tenth - Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and Liberia - was not. This book offers a clear and concise account of the 'scramble'... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1408220148
• ISBN13: 9781408220146
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Ocean Transportation

Going off of memory, Chamberlain does a fine job of describing the ocean vessel / steamship business through the Suez canal and Gibraltar straights and how the exploitation of Africa really arose out of transportation technology improvements among the agressive colonizing states - hence the 'scramble'. This is nothing more than a primer. It is not about Africa - it's really about the 'Scramble' more than it is about Africa - like many books concerning Africa during the colonial period. Unfortunately very few written histories exists prior to the 1800s in sub-Saharan Africa.

Good Primer

This book is very concise and as such is a good start to understanding the Scramble for Africa.