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- catalog abstract ""Cecil Rhodes conquered an area the size of England, Germany, France, and the Low Countries combined, adding a million square miles to Britain's African Empire and lending his name to a new country - Rhodesia. By age thirty-four, Rhodes had founded the DeBeers Company, achieving a worldwide monopoly on diamond production. He went on to earn a second fortune in gold, becoming the richest man in the western world before he was forty." "A stalwart patriot and racist, Rhodes laid the foundations of modern apartheid and drew Britain into the bloody Boer War. He mercilessly pinned Africa under his control, believing it England's duty to colonize the world." "Today, the monopolies are gone, apartheid is over, and Rhodes, once a hero, has been decried as a racist and imperialist whose only remaining legacy is the scholarship that bears his name." "Antony Thomas's biography of Cecil Rhodes is the study of an idealist corrupted by power and of a nation forced under England's control against its will."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10735458.
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description ""Cecil Rhodes conquered an area the size of England, Germany, France, and the Low Countries combined, adding a million square miles to Britain's African Empire and lending his name to a new country - Rhodesia. By age thirty-four, Rhodes had founded the DeBeers Company, achieving a worldwide monopoly on diamond production. He went on to earn a second fortune in gold, becoming the richest man in the western world before he was forty." "A stalwart patriot and racist, Rhodes laid the foundations of modern apartheid and drew Britain into the bloody Boer War. He mercilessly pinned Africa under his control, believing it England's duty to colonize the world." "Today, the monopolies are gone, apartheid is over, and Rhodes, once a hero, has been decried as a racist and imperialist whose only remaining legacy is the scholarship that bears his name." "Antony Thomas's biography of Cecil Rhodes is the study of an idealist corrupted by power and of a nation forced under England's control against its will."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1902 -- 'A delicate, golden-haired little fellow' -- 'An unprofitable and turbulent backwater' -- Cotton -- Diamonds -- 'A fateful corner' -- 'Dreaming spires and pirate flags' -- A confession of faith -- The pursuit of power -- The race for Africa -- 'Home fires' -- 'Gold' -- 'The most powerful company the world has ever seen' -- 'The place of the killing' -- Conquest -- 'A private life' -- Failure and resolve -- Prime minister of the Cape -- Jameson's Raid -- Rebellion -- Nemesis -- Epilogue.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "368 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0312169825".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "Africa, Southern".
- catalog subject "968.04/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "British South Africa Company History.".
- catalog subject "Capitalists and financiers Africa, Southern Biography.".
- catalog subject "DT1110.R47 T46 1997".
- catalog subject "Rhodes, Cecil, 1853-1902.".
- catalog subject "Statesmen Africa, Southern Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1902 -- 'A delicate, golden-haired little fellow' -- 'An unprofitable and turbulent backwater' -- Cotton -- Diamonds -- 'A fateful corner' -- 'Dreaming spires and pirate flags' -- A confession of faith -- The pursuit of power -- The race for Africa -- 'Home fires' -- 'Gold' -- 'The most powerful company the world has ever seen' -- 'The place of the killing' -- Conquest -- 'A private life' -- Failure and resolve -- Prime minister of the Cape -- Jameson's Raid -- Rebellion -- Nemesis -- Epilogue.".
- catalog title "Rhodes / Antony Thomas.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".