The Fortunes of Africa by Meredith, Martin -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover About the Author Title Page Copyright Contents List of Maps Preface Introduction PART I

1. Land of the Pharaohs 2. Venture into the Interior 3. A Clash of Empires 4. Death on the Nile 5. Roman Interlude

PART II

6. Saints and Schisms 7. The Arab Conquest 8. Highways of the Desert 9. Zanj

PART III

10. A Chain of Crosses 11. In the Land of Prester John 12. The Middle Passage 13. Southern Frontiers

PART IV

14. Mamluks and Ottomans 15. The Black Guard 16. The Sword of Truth 17. A Matter of Faith

PART V

18. The Gates of Africa 19. The Pasha 20. Pieds Noirs 21. Bibles, Ploughs and Bullets

PART VI

22. Masters and Servants 23. The People of the Heavens 24. Republics on the Highveld 25. The Missionaries’ Road

PART VII

26. The Tunes of Zanzibar 27. Unlocking the Congo 28. The Pearl of Africa 29. A Game of Thrones

PART VIII

30. The Khedive 31. Equatoria 32. Delegate of the People 33. The Expected One

PART IX

34. Diamond Fever 35. The Fellowship of Afrikaners 36. The Washing of Spears 37. A Chosen People 38. The Most Powerful Company in the World

PART X

39. This Magnificent Cake 40. Spheres of Interest 41. The Eagle and the Lion 42. Carving up the Niger 43. By Right of Conquest

PART XI

44. New Flower 45. Omdurman 46. A Desert Fraternity

PART XII

47. Bula Matari 48. The Rubber Regime

PART XIII

49. A Tale of Two Towns 50. The Road to Ophir 51. Marching to Pretoria 52. The Extermination Order

PART XIV

53. Interregnum 54. A Veiled Protectorate 55. Elect of God 56. The Goal of Mastery 57. The Turn of the Tide

PART XV

58. Before the Deluge 59. Revolution on the Nile 60. The Nationalist Urge 61. Gone with the Wind 62. ‘An Honourable Exit’ 63. The Congo Bet 64. In the Name of Apartheid

PART XVI

65. The First Dance of Freedom 66. Coups and Dictators 67. Lost Decades 68. Liberation Wars 69. In Search of Democracy 70. Soldiers of God 71. Platinum Life

Chapter Notes Picture Permissions Select Bibliography Index