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wrote, "Pakenham has written a book that contributes nothing of significance to our understanding of the scramble. More damagingly, the work perpetuates and popularizes an outdated view of both African and imperial history." According to Hopkins, Pakenham's work is largely based on primary source
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documents written by the "blunderers and plunderers" themselves without critical analysis of the accuracy, biases, or self-serving motives of his sources. Hopkins also criticised Pakenham's use of artistic license to make inferences and embellish events without supporting evidence.
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Hopkins, A.G. (1993). "Review: 'Blundering and Plundering': The Scramble for Africa Relived".
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The Scramble for Africa: The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912
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This article is about the book by Thomas Pakenham. For the historical event, see
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European colonisation of African territory between 1876 and 1912
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The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912
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The Scramble for Africa
Scramble for Africa

Thomas Pakenham
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Random House
ISBN
0-349-10449-2
Scramble for Africa
Thomas Pakenham
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Random House
juxtaposes
David Livingstone
King Leopold II
Rorke's Drift
Isandlwana
Anglo-Zulu war
The Journal of African History
Tony Hopkins
WH Smith Literary Award
Alan Paton Award


"The Great African Land-Grab : THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA; The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent From 1876-1912, By Thomas Pakenham (Random House: $ 32; 680 pp.)"


doi
10.1017/s0021853700033776
JSTOR

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