European Imperialism And The Partition Of Africa

This volume seeks to explain the European partition of Africa between 1880-1900.

Much of the historical debate surrounding the partition of Africa, the events that led up to it and its implications for the continent itself and for the rest of the world is so controversial that it is difficult to provide a coherent survey of the shifting theories of the last twenty years. In this pamphlet Dr MacKenzie attempts to do this, by sketching the historical background to the partition, surveying the events of the partition in the four main regions of Africa and then examining in turn the theories produced to explain the sequence of events.

Much of the historical debate surrounding the partition of Africa, the events that led up to it and its implications for the continent itself and for the rest of the world is so controversial that it is difficult to provide a coherent survey of the shifting theories of the last twenty years. In this pamphlet Dr MacKenzie attempts to do this, by sketching the historical background to the partition, surveying the events of the partition in the four main regions of Africa and then examining in turn the theories produced to explain the sequence of events.

Describes the history of the European partition of Africa, emphasizing the role of individuals and concrete rather than abstract factors. Contains sections on the occupation of Tunisia and Egypt; the Congo and the creation of the Free State; Germany and Great Britain in East Africa; France and Great Britain in West Africa; the Long March to Fashoda; Boers and Britons in South Africa; and the partition of Morocco. Includes a list of treaties and agreements, and a synchrotic survey. First published in 1991, this was the first comprehensive work on the subject to have appeared for almost a century. c. Book News Inc.

In the ‘Scramble for Africa’ during the Age of New Imperialism (1870-1914), European States and non-State actors mainly used treaties to acquire territory. The question is raised whether Europeans did or did not on a systematic scale breach these treaties in their expansion of empire.