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American Imperialist

- Cruelty and Consequence in the Scramble for Africa
Af: Arwen P. Mohun Engelsk Hardback

American Imperialist

- Cruelty and Consequence in the Scramble for Africa
Af: Arwen P. Mohun Engelsk Hardback
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This biography of “African explorer” Richard Dorsey Mohun, written by one of his descendants, reveals how American greed and state power helped shape the new imperial order in Africa.   Richard Dorsey Mohun spent his career circulating among the eastern United States, the cities and courts of Europe, and the African continent, as he served the US State Department at some points and King Leopold of Belgium at others. A freelance imperialist, he implemented the schemes of American investors and the Congo Free State alike. Without men like him, Africa’s history might have unfolded very differently. How did an ordinary son of a Washington bookseller become the agent of American corporate greed and European imperial ambition? Why did he choose to act in ways that ranged from thoughtless and amoral to criminal and unforgivable?   With unblinking clarity and precision, historian Arwen P. Mohun interrogates the life and actions of her great-grandfather in American Imperialist. She seeks not to excuse the man known as Dorsey but to understand how individual ambition and imperial lust fueled each other, to catastrophic ends. Ultimately, she offers a nuanced portrait of how her great-grandfather’s pursuit of career success and financial security for his family came at a tragic cost to countless Africans.
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This biography of “African explorer” Richard Dorsey Mohun, written by one of his descendants, reveals how American greed and state power helped shape the new imperial order in Africa.   Richard Dorsey Mohun spent his career circulating among the eastern United States, the cities and courts of Europe, and the African continent, as he served the US State Department at some points and King Leopold of Belgium at others. A freelance imperialist, he implemented the schemes of American investors and the Congo Free State alike. Without men like him, Africa’s history might have unfolded very differently. How did an ordinary son of a Washington bookseller become the agent of American corporate greed and European imperial ambition? Why did he choose to act in ways that ranged from thoughtless and amoral to criminal and unforgivable?   With unblinking clarity and precision, historian Arwen P. Mohun interrogates the life and actions of her great-grandfather in American Imperialist. She seeks not to excuse the man known as Dorsey but to understand how individual ambition and imperial lust fueled each other, to catastrophic ends. Ultimately, she offers a nuanced portrait of how her great-grandfather’s pursuit of career success and financial security for his family came at a tragic cost to countless Africans.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 328
ISBN-13: 9780226828190
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 0226828190
Kategori: Afrikansk historie
Udg. Dato: 16 nov 2023
Længde: 29mm
Bredde: 237mm
Højde: 161mm
Forlag: The University of Chicago Press
Oplagsdato: 16 nov 2023
Forfatter(e): Arwen P. Mohun
Forfatter(e) Arwen P. Mohun

Kategori Afrikansk historie

ISBN-13 9780226828190

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 328

Udgave

Længde 29mm

Bredde 237mm

Højde 161mm

Udg. Dato 16 nov 2023

Oplagsdato 16 nov 2023

Forlag The University of Chicago Press