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Bismarck, Europe, and Africa : the Berlin Africa Conference 1884-1885 and the onset of partition / edited by Stig Förster, Wolfgang J. Mommsen, and Ronald Robinson.
LIBRA DT29 .B57 1988
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898.
- Bismarck, Otto.
- Berlin West Africa Conference (1884-1885 : Berlin, Germany).
- Berlin West Africa Conference.
- International relations.
- Africa--Foreign relations--Europe.
- Africa.
- Europe--Foreign relations--Africa.
- Europe.
- Africa--Colonization.
- Colonization.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 569 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.
- Summary:
- The first comprehensive account of the Berlin Africa Conference of 1884 and 1885, this book looks at the mixed motives behind the partition of Africa into colonial monopolies. Historians from both Africa and Europe interpret this unique moment in Euro-Africa relations, looking at the origins of the meeting, the priorities of negotiators, economic interests, missionary aspirations, and national rivalries.
- Notes:
- "The German Historical Institute, London."
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0199205000 :
- OCLC:
- 16754126
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