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Rotberg, Robert I.

 
9780195049688: The Founder: Cecil Rhodes and the Pursuit of Power
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0195049683 ISBN 13 : 9780195049688
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1988

Synopsis

Cecil Rhodes was the dominant figure in 19th-century Southern Africa. It was his acquisition of diamond mines in South Africa that led to the formation of De Beer Ltd, the huge diamond corporation which he led, and he also dominated the gold mines of the region. With his wealth secured, he went on to dominate the political scene, first as premier of the Cape Colony and later as a visionary who saw Britain controlling and claiming all the African territory from Cairo to Capetown. He was a firm believer in white supremacy, and his ideas and policies continue in Southern Africa today. Rotberg creates a portrait of a complicated and compelling personality - a latent homosexual who controlled everything and everyone who came near him; a selfish wealth-seeker whose greatest legacy has been the Rhodes scholarship.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press Inc
Date d'édition
1988
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195049683
ISBN 13 
9780195049688
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
822
Coordonnées du fabricant
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