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Empire & Commerce in Africa : A Study in Economic Imperialism
by Woolf, Leonard (1880-1969)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
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About This Item
Westminster / London: Westminster / George Allen and Unwin. Good with no dust jacket. [1920]. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library. Library stamps, labels and markings. Bowing to lower corners of boards. 25mm loss of paper along edges of corners of boards. Split to gutter at rear hinge. Pencil underlining and marginalia on some pages. ; vii, [1], 374, [2 (advertisements)] pages + 5 full page maps. Green papered boards with green cloth spine. Gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 217 x 136mm. Contents: Part I - International Economic Policy: Introductory; The State's Range of Economic Action; The Economic Imperialism of Europe; Scope of the Enquiry; Part II - Economic Imperialism in Africa: Europe and Africa; Mediterranean Africa: Algeria; Mediterranean Africa: Tunis; Mediterranean Africa: Tunis and Tripoli; Abyssinia and the Nile; Zanzibar and East Africa; The Belgian Congo; Part III - Reflections and Conclusions: The Effects of Economic Imperialism; The Future of Africa; Index; Maps: The Partition of Africa in 1880; The Partition of Africa in 1914; Ethiopian and East Africa; Ethiopian Africa, 1894 and 1900; The Territory of the Sultan of Zanzibar in 1886 and 1890. .
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- Seller
- Renaissance Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 25556
- Title
- Empire & Commerce in Africa : A Study in Economic Imperialism
- Author
- Woolf, Leonard (1880-1969)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Westminster / George Allen and Unwin
- Place of Publication
- Westminster / London
- Date Published
- [1920]
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