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Mining magnate, politician, and imperialist, Cecil Rhodes had a larger-than-life impact on the development of Southern Africa and the extension of British imperial power. This critical biography of Rhodes elaborates his life and times, showing how his racist politics impacted mining, industry, transportation, warfare, and society, while discussing his controversial and enduring legacies.
Mining magnate, politician, and imperialist, Cecil Rhodes had a larger-than-life impact on the development of Southern Africa and the extension of British imperial power. This critical biography of Rhodes elaborates his life and times, showing how his racist politics impacted mining, industry, transportation, warfare, and society, while discussing his controversial and enduring legacies.
Über den Autor
William Kelleher Storey is Professor of History and Dean of Arts and Humanities at Millsaps College. He is the author of Guns, Race, and Power in Colonial South Africa and Writing History: A Guide for Students, among other books. Storey has been recognized as statewide Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Introduction: Reconsidering Cecil Rhodes
- Chapter 1: Becoming an Englishman and a Migrant
- Chapter 2: Digging Diamonds
- Chapter 3: Growing Pains
- Chapter 4: Learning at Oxford
- Chapter 5: Entering Politics
- Chapter 6: Aiming North
- Chapter 7: Controlling De Beers
- Chapter 8: Amalgamating the Mines
- Chapter 9: Connecting a Country
- Chapter 10: Stealing Arcadia
- Chapter 11: Perpetrating a Fraud
- Chapter 12: Leading the Cape Colony
- Chapter 13: Multiplying Force
- Chapter 14: Consolidating Rhodesia
- Chapter 15: Fighting for Arcadia
- Chapter 16: Maintaining Mines
- Chapter 17: Raiding the Rand
- Chapter 18: Defending the Vision
- Chapter 19: Recovering the Vision
- Chapter 20: Falling Short
- Conclusion: Perpetuating the Vision
- Acknowledgments
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Details
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| ISBN-13: | 9780199811359 |
| ISBN-10: | 0199811350 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Storey, William Kelleher |
| Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 242 x 165 x 39 mm |
| Von/Mit: | William Kelleher Storey |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 10.07.2025 |
| Gewicht: | 0,91 kg |