Dane Kennedy (Washington DC George Washington University)

Gebundenes Buch

Mungo Park's Ghost

The Haunted Hubris of British Explorers in Nineteenth-Century Africa

Beschreibung

The British sent two large expeditions to Africa in 1816, one to follow the Niger River to its outlet, the other to trace the Congo River to its source. The forgotten story of their disastrous failures is a revealing case study of the hubris that spurred the exploration of Africa.

Autor

Dane Kennedy is a historian of the British imperial world who has written eight books, including The Last Blank Spaces: Exploring Africa and Australia (2013), and has edited or co-edited three others. An emeritus professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University, he has served as Director of the National History Center and President of the North American Conference of British Studies and he has been awarded Guggenheim and National Humanities Center fellowships.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 144mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 430g
• ISBN-13: 9781009392983
• ISBN-10: 1009392980
• Artikelnr.: 68463154