Burden of Empire: An Appraisal of Western Colonialism in Africa South of the Sahara

by Lewis H. Gann and Peter Duignan

Since its publication in 1967, Burden of Empire has been widely praised and criticized for its controversial approach to the problem of colonialism in Africa. The authors have challenged the new "orthodoxy" about Africa--the belief that little but evil and exploitation has resulted from the era of European colonialism. Burden of Empire is, therefore, in the words of George Shepperson, "a provocative thesis which] could set off a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081791692X
• ISBN13: 9780817916923
• Release Date: January 1967
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"