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Britain across the seas: Africa; a history and description of the British Empire in Africa

Britain across the seas: Africa; a history and description of the British Empire in Africa

Johnston, Harry

Paperback

African HistoryTravel GeneralBritish History

ISBN10: 9353703786
ISBN13: 9789353703783
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 20 2019
Pages: 474
Weight: 1.32
Height: 1.06 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
At the height of empire, Africa was being redrawn in ink and iron. Maps, power, and ambition collide. In Britain across the seas: Africa, Harry Johnston surveys the British empire in Africa with a reporter's eye and a geographer's reach, tracing how trade, treaties, and conquest shaped borders, routes, and cities across a vast continent with striking immediacy. From coastal forts to inland protectorates, it follows the logic of possession: where the flag went, and what it claimed to govern. Part colonial history book, part historical geography study, it places British imperial expansion within the wider scramble for Africa history and European imperialism in Africa, capturing the tensions of Victorian era colonialism in 19th century Africa. Johnston addresses the mechanics of colonial administration in Africa as well as the landscapes, peoples, and strategic interests that drew London ever deeper inland. Read as an imperial history reference, the volume offers period perspective invaluable to collectors of classic non-fiction, while remaining an academic reference for researchers and a focused study guide for students of empire, diplomacy, and geography. Casual readers get a brisk tour of terrain and policy; collectors gain a key artefact of Victorian analysis. Its importance lies in what it preserves: a primary-era synthesis of the arguments, assumptions, and ambitions that informed policy and public opinion. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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