Divide and Rule: The Partition of Africa, 1880-1914The partition of Africa was one of the most spectacular episodes in modern history. For Europeans, Africa was still an unknown continent in 1880. Thirty years later almost all of it was under European control. This race for colonies went hand in hand with a host of thrilling exploits and dramatic conflicts, of which Stanley's exploration of the Congo and Gordon's death in Khartoum are just two examples. |
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... ZANZIBAR AND BRITISH INFLUENCE SAID AND BARGASH It took Said many years to consolidate his authority in Oman . When he eventually succeeded , he also paved the way ... Zanzibar 135 THE RISE OF ZANZIBAR AND BRITISH INFLUENCE Said and Bargash.
... Zanzibar . The elder was understandably dissatis- fied , but the arrangement was confirmed , that is imposed , by Great Britain . The two thrones were separated , and in 1862 France and Great Britain solemnly confirmed the independence ...
... Zanzibar's strong man , the sayyid's éminence grise . The price Bargash paid for his increasingly close collabo- ration with Great Britain was the abolition of the slave trade . In 1872 Sir Bartle ... Zanzibar 137 Zanzibar and East Africa.
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Divide and Rule: The Partition of Africa, 1880-1914 H. L. Wesseling,H. W. Wesseling No preview available - 1996 |