In the latter part of the nineteenth century, as technological
progress enabled the exploration of hitherto neglected territory,
the powers of Western Europe embarked on a process of imperial
expansion into the African continent. As a journalist for The
Times, geographer John Scott Keltie (1840-1927) wrote articles on
the 'scramble' at the time, and in 1893 published this
authoritative text on the subject, here reissued in its revised and
augmented second edition of 1895. Keltie's presentation of the
topic was well received and remained of lasting relevance, being
described in his obituary as 'the best text-book of that
exploration and division of a forgotten continent'. Early chapters
address certain aspects of African history, but the bulk of the
book deals with European attempts at settlement, partition and
commercial exploitation. The future of Africa, as a site of ongoing
European contention and competition, is also considered.
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