Cecil Rhodes; Man And Empire-Maker - Softcover

Catherine Radziwill, Princess

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9354847501 ISBN 13: 9789354847509

Verlag: Alpha Editions, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

A hook: A compelling journey into empire, politics, and personal motive that reshapes how we see the Victorian world. Cecil Rhodes; Man and Empire-Maker restores a pivotal figure and a turbulent era to readable, reverberant life. Princess Catherine Radziwill's sweeping historical biography offers a lucid, unsentimental portrait of a man whose ambition helped forge a continent and a crown. The book blends intimate portrait with broad social and political analysis, turning Rhodes's Cape Colony years and imperial project into a clear study of power, strategy, and consequence. It is both a historical narrative and a political biography that speaks to scholars and curious readers alike. This restoration is more than a reprint. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it is restored for today's and future generations. The text functions as a rigorous research reference work and a stimulating university study guide, while remaining accessible to the general reader who wishes to understand victorian britain, late victorian period dynamics, and british empire history. The narrative foregrounds themes of empire, governance, and personality, inviting readers to weigh Rhodes's impact on imperial power and colonial policy with nuance and empathy. A treasure for casual readers and classic-literature collectors alike, the book stands as a cultural heritage item-a wellspring of context for the colonial era biography and the broader tapestry of imperial power biography. This edition honours the past while speaking with contemporary clarity and reverence.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9354847501
• ISBN 13: 9789354847509
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 138
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