| David Livingstone: Mission and Empire Contributor(s): Ross, Andrew C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1852855657 ISBN-13: 9781852855659 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $75.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: David Livingstone (1813-1873) was one of the supreme representatives of the British Empire. Yet his career suffered many set-backs during his own life-time, and since his death his reputation has swung between extremes of adulation and dismissal. Were his epic journeys through Africa purely to save souls and counter the slave trade? Or were they the first steps towards bringing the peoples of Central Africa under the control of Europeans who would destroy their values and exploit them economically? Beyond these questions, there lies the puzzle of Livingstone's own character and its contradictions. Livingstone's career was certainly an extraordinary one. Born in poverty in Blantyre, Scotland, he educated himself by heroic endeavor, later proving him-self to be a remarkable linguist and scientist. His missionary journeys brought him into contact with a wide range of African peoples, for whom he showed remarkable sympathy. "David Livingstone: Mission and Empire is a scholarly and readable account of Livingstone's life and of his achievements. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.2" W x 9.22" (0.99 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - African |
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| Publisher Description: David Livingstone was one of the supreme representatives of the British Empire whose reputation has swung between extremes of adulation and dismissal. This book is an account of Livingstone's life and his achievements. |