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David Livingstone - Mission and Empire (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
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David Livingstone - Mission and Empire (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
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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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