| Author: | Steven Press | ISBN: | 9780674978836 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | April 10, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Steven Press |
| ISBN: | 9780674978836 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | April 10, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
In the 1880s Europeans grabbed vast swaths of the African continent, using documents, not guns, as their weapon of choice. Steven Press follows a paper trail of questionable contracts to discover the confidence men who exploited a loophole in international law to assert sovereignty over lands, and whose actions touched off the Scramble for Africa.
In the 1880s Europeans grabbed vast swaths of the African continent, using documents, not guns, as their weapon of choice. Steven Press follows a paper trail of questionable contracts to discover the confidence men who exploited a loophole in international law to assert sovereignty over lands, and whose actions touched off the Scramble for Africa.
