William Kelleher Storey

The Colonialist

The Vision of Cecil Rhodes

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Mining magnate, politician, and imperialist, Cecil Rhodes had a larger-than-life impact on the development of Southern Africa and the extension of British imperial power. This critical biography of Rhodes elaborates his life and times, showing how his racist politics impacted mining, industry, transportation, warfare, and society, while discussing his controversial and enduring legacies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 156mm
• Gewicht: 3g
• ISBN-13: 9780199811359
• ISBN-10: 0199811350
• Artikelnr.: 71745493

Autorenporträt

William Kelleher Storey is Professor of History and Dean of Arts and Humanities at Millsaps College. He is the author of Guns, Race, and Power in Colonial South Africa and Writing History: A Guide for Students, among other books. Storey has been recognized as statewide Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Reconsidering Cecil Rhodes
Chapter 1: Becoming an Englishman and a Migrant
Chapter 2: Digging Diamonds
Chapter 3: Growing Pains
Chapter 4: Learning at Oxford
Chapter 5: Entering Politics
Chapter 6: Aiming North
Chapter 7: Controlling De Beers
Chapter 8: Amalgamating the Mines
Chapter 9: Connecting a Country
Chapter 10: Stealing Arcadia
Chapter 11: Perpetrating a Fraud
Chapter 12: Leading the Cape Colony
Chapter 13: Multiplying Force
Chapter 14: Consolidating Rhodesia
Chapter 15: Fighting for Arcadia
Chapter 16: Maintaining Mines
Chapter 17: Raiding the Rand
Chapter 18: Defending the Vision
Chapter 19: Recovering the Vision
Chapter 20: Falling Short
Conclusion: Perpetuating the Vision
Acknowledgments
Select Bibliography
Index