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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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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