Bibliograph

The European colonization of Africa, by Don Nardo

Type

Label

The European colonization of Africa, by Don Nardo

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes biographical references (p. 98-106) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The European colonization of Africa

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

607976459

Responsibility statement

by Don Nardo

Series statement

World history

Summary

Presents a history of the colonization of Africa by European countries, from the early invasions of the Portugese and the Dutch, to the establishment of the slave trade, to the extensive holdings of the British Empire of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

Table Of Contents

Africa before the European onslaught -- The coming of the Portuguese -- The Dutch and other Europeans -- The horrors of the slave trade -- A new round of European explorers -- Europe's mad scramble for Africa -- British imperialism in Africa -- Africans throw off the European yoke

Target audience

juvenile

Classification