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In 1880, the continent of africa was largely explored by europeans. The scramble for africa, also called the partition of africa or the conquest of africa, was the invasion, occupation, division, and colonisation of african territory by european powers during a short period known to historians as the new imperialism between 1881 and 1914. Buy the scramble for africa by thomas pakenham from waterstones today. White mans conquest of the dark continent from 1876 to 1912 the acclaimed author of the boer war delivers. In sum, the scramble for africa is a delightful read and a great overview of an unprecedented exercise in foreign domination and exploitation, the legacy of which we very much live with today. By 1914 only about one tenth abyssinia ethiopia and liberia was not.
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