Rhodes and Rhodesia : the white conquest of Zimbabwe 1884-1902 / Arthur Keppel-Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keppel-Jones, Arthur.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zimbabwe--History--19th century.

Zimbabwe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 674 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1983.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume deals with the conquest and colonization of Zimbabwe and the establishment of Southern Rhodesia, from the beginnings of British involvement in Bechuanaland to the death of Cecil Rhodes. Its emphasis is on the white invaders and its chief concern is white individuals, their motives, actions, and influence on events.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

The British Advance into the Interior

The Rudd Concession and Its Enemies

Company Promotion and the Charter

The Pioneers and Their Rivals

The Company, the Foreign Office, and Portugal

Jameson's War, I: The Incidents and the Intrigue

Jameson's War, II: The Victory of the Maxim Gun

Bricks without Straw

The White S iety, 1890-1896

he Black Experience, 1890-1896

The Rebellion, I: Umvukela1

The Rebellion, II: Chimurenga

The Fate of the Vanquished

White Politics

War and Peace

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliography: p.641-654.

ISBN:

1-282-85074-1

9786612850745

0-7735-6103-X

OCLC:

732600606