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- catalog abstract "A record of the experiences of a young Canadian caught up in European expansion into Africa in the 1880s, African Exploits provides a disturbing record of William Stairs's two African expeditions and the devastating clash of cultures that occurred during the imperial scramble for the "dark continent." Few diaries of the period convey better than Stairs's the nature and course of imperial expeditions in Africa during the nineteenth century and the psychological and moral corruption caused by absolute power. Stairs's diaries of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition present a candid, personal account of the long and arduous venture, including an unflattering assessment of Stanley, whom Stairs described as cruel, secretive and selfish. The Katanga diaries, written more as an official than a personal account of the expedition, were intended partly to provide information useful to those intent upon exploiting the African hinterland.".
- catalog contributor b10733624.
- catalog contributor b10733625.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description "A record of the experiences of a young Canadian caught up in European expansion into Africa in the 1880s, African Exploits provides a disturbing record of William Stairs's two African expeditions and the devastating clash of cultures that occurred during the imperial scramble for the "dark continent."".
- catalog description "Few diaries of the period convey better than Stairs's the nature and course of imperial expeditions in Africa during the nineteenth century and the psychological and moral corruption caused by absolute power. Stairs's diaries of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition present a candid, personal account of the long and arduous venture, including an unflattering assessment of Stanley, whom Stairs described as cruel, secretive and selfish. The Katanga diaries, written more as an official than a personal account of the expedition, were intended partly to provide information useful to those intent upon exploiting the African hinterland.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "vi, 423 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0773516409 :".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Canada".
- catalog spatial "Congo (Democratic Republic)".
- catalog subject "967.51/022/092 21".
- catalog subject "DT363.2.S73 A3 1998".
- catalog subject "Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (1887-1889) Personal narratives.".
- catalog subject "Explorers Canada Diaries.".
- catalog subject "Explorers Congo (Democratic Republic) Diaries.".
- catalog subject "Katanga Expedition (1891-1892) Personal narratives.".
- catalog subject "Stairs, William G. Diaries.".
- catalog title "African exploits : the diaries of William Stairs, 1887-1892 / edited by Roy MacLaren.".
- catalog type "text".