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David Livingstone: Mission and Empire

Hardback

Main Details

Title David Livingstone: Mission and Empire
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dr Andrew C. Ross
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:298
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreAfrican history
Geographical discovery and exploration
ISBN/Barcode 9781852852856
ClassificationsDewey:916.70423
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Hambledon Continuum
Publication Date 1 May 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

David Livingstone was one of the supreme representatives of the British Empire; yet his career suffered many set-backs during his own lifetime 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 endeavour, later proving himself 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. This book is an account of Livingstone's life and his achievements.

Author Biography

Andrew C. Ross is the author of A Vision Betrayed: The Jesuits in Japan and China, 1549-1742 and Blantyre Mission and the Making of Modern Malawi. He is Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Divinity, University of Edinburgh.

Reviews

'Andrew Ross's fresh and sympathetic study provides notable insights into Livingstone's views of Afticans, race and missionary enterprise.'