Africa and the Victorians : the official mind of imperialism / Ronald Robinson and John Gallagher ; with Alice Denny ; with a foreword by Wm. Roger Louis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Ronald, 1920-1999, author.

Gallagher, John, 1919-1980, author.

Denny, Alice, author.

Contributor:

Louis, William Roger, 1936- writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British.

History.

Colonies.

Great Britain--Colonies--Africa--History--19th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Colonies--Administration--History--19th century.

Administration.

British--Africa--History--19th century.

Imperialism.

British colonies.

Management.

Africa.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xx, 491 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

New paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2015.

Summary:

Imperialism in the eyes of the world is still Europe's original sin, even though the empires themselves have long since disappeared. Among the most egregious of imperial acts was Victorian Britain's seemingly random partition of Africa. In this classic work of history, a standard text for generations of students and historians now again available, the authors provide a unique account of the motives that went into the continent's partition. Distrusting mechanistic explanations in terms of economic growth or the European balance, the authors consider the intentions in the minds of the partitioners themselves. Decision by decision, the reasoning of Prime ministers Gladstone, Salisbury and Rosebery, their advisors and opponents, is carefully analysed. The result is a history of 'imperialism in the making', not as it appeared to later commentators and historians, but as the empire-makers themselves experienced it from day to day. Featuring a new introduction by Wm. Roger Louis, this new edition will bring a classic work to a new generation and will be essential reading for all students of nineteenth-century history. Book jacket.

Contents:

I The Spirit of Victorian Expansion 1

II Moral Suasion over Guinea and Zanzibar, 1815-1880 27

III The Revolt of the Afrikaner, 1877-1881 53

IV The Suez Crisis, 1882 76

V Gladstone's Bondage in Egypt 122

VI Repercussions South of the Sahara 160

VII Rhodes' Counterpoise, 1887-1891 210

VIII Cairo or Constantinople? 1885-1890 254

IX New Frontiers of Insecurity 274

X Salisbury's watch on the Nile, 1890 290

XI Uganda, the Rout of Liberalism 307

XII The Way to Fashoda 339

XIII 'Imperialist' Beginnings in West Africa 379

XIV South Africa: another Canada or another united states? 410

XV Nationalism and Imperialism 462.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781780768571

1780768575

OCLC:

925350173

Publisher Number:

99969044999