Mackinnon and East Africa 1878-1895 : a study in the 'New Imperialism' / [by] John S. Galbraith

Galbraith, John S.

1972, First Edition. Cambridge [England] : University Press. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #414119

Physical description: viii, 253 pages; illustrations; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-246). Contents: 1. The background -- 2. Mackinnon and East Africa -- prologue -- 3. The scramble reaches Zanzibar 1878-1886 -- 4. The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition -- 5. The charter -- 6. The Company begins operations 1888-1889 -- 7. The Anglo-German treaty and its aftermath -- 8. The Uganda debacle 1890-1893 -- 9. The end of the Company. Subjects: MacKinnon, William Henry Sir 1852-1929; Mackinnon, William Sir; Imperial British East Africa Company; East India Company; Africa, East History; Great Britain Colonies Africa, East; Afrique orientale Histoire; Great Britain Colonies Africa, East Administration.

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