The founder :: Cecil Rhodes and the pursuit of power /
A tall, robust-looking, imposing figure, Cecil John Rhodes was a man of many contradictions. Rhodes, the dreamy idealist, called his copy of The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius his "most precious possession," while Rhodes, the ruthless businessman, firmly believed in the adage, "every...
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| Zusammenfassung: | A tall, robust-looking, imposing figure, Cecil John Rhodes was a man of many contradictions. Rhodes, the dreamy idealist, called his copy of The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius his "most precious possession," while Rhodes, the ruthless businessman, firmly believed in the adage, "every man has his price." He supported invidious racial laws in South Africa, and invented and sponsored the world-renowned Rhodes Scholarships. Although a man of unprepossessing intellectual talents, he became one of the leading figures in the English-speaking world, the confidant of Queen Victoria |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xxii, 800 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 754-772) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199770342 0199770344 1283121247 9781283121248 9786613121240 661312124X 0199879206 9780199879205 |
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| spelling | Rotberg, Robert I. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79105985 The founder : Cecil Rhodes and the pursuit of power / Robert I. Rotberg, with the collaboration of Miles F. Shore. New York : Oxford University Press, 1988. 1 online resource (xxii, 800 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003 data file Includes bibliographical references (pages 754-772) and index. Print version record. Cover; "The Grandest Opportunities": A Preface; Contents; List of Maps; List of Illustrations; 1 "Like the Sun on a Granite Hill": The Man and the Mystery; 2 "A Very Bright Little Boy": Life in the Vicarage; 3 "I Am in Charge Here": The Cotton Fields, a Testing; 4 "Digging, Sifting, and Sorting from Morning till Night": Scraping Together the First Riches; 5 "I Think You Will Do": A Band of Brothers amid the Dreaming Spires; 6 "The Richest Community in the World": Pursuing Position and Fortune; 7 "I Don't Have Many Principles": Forging Political and Personal Alliances. A tall, robust-looking, imposing figure, Cecil John Rhodes was a man of many contradictions. Rhodes, the dreamy idealist, called his copy of The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius his "most precious possession," while Rhodes, the ruthless businessman, firmly believed in the adage, "every man has his price." He supported invidious racial laws in South Africa, and invented and sponsored the world-renowned Rhodes Scholarships. Although a man of unprepossessing intellectual talents, he became one of the leading figures in the English-speaking world, the confidant of Queen Victoria Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL English. Rhodes, Cecil, 1853-1902. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50044847 Rhodes, Cecil, 1853-1902. Rhodes, Cecil, 1853-1902 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxcVKkXrbBXGRmBBwPJDq Rhodes, Cecil, (1853-1902) ram Statesmen Africa, Southern Biography. Capitalists and financiers Africa, Southern Biography. Statesmen South Africa Biography. Capitalists and financiers South Africa Biography. Hommes d'État Afrique du Sud Biographies. Capitalistes et financiers Afrique du Sud Biographies. Hommes d'État Afrique australe Biographies. HISTORY General. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh HISTORY. bisacsh Capitalists and financiers fast Statesmen fast South Africa fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcWtkkqd3cMmFw9GBdYT3 Southern Africa fast Capitalistes et financiers Afrique du Sud Biographies. ram Hommes d'État Afrique du Sud Biographies. ram South Africa Rhodes, Cecil, 1853-1902 Biography https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019215 Biographies fast Biographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Biographies. rvmgf Shore, Miles F. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88052874 has work: The founder (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGBBvcmGJvYMX3FM7rckjC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Rotberg, Robert I. Founder. New York : Oxford University Press, 1988 0195049683 (DLC) 88005960 (OCoLC)17732194 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=368804 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Rotberg, Robert I. The founder : Cecil Rhodes and the pursuit of power / Cover; "The Grandest Opportunities": A Preface; Contents; List of Maps; List of Illustrations; 1 "Like the Sun on a Granite Hill": The Man and the Mystery; 2 "A Very Bright Little Boy": Life in the Vicarage; 3 "I Am in Charge Here": The Cotton Fields, a Testing; 4 "Digging, Sifting, and Sorting from Morning till Night": Scraping Together the First Riches; 5 "I Think You Will Do": A Band of Brothers amid the Dreaming Spires; 6 "The Richest Community in the World": Pursuing Position and Fortune; 7 "I Don't Have Many Principles": Forging Political and Personal Alliances. Rhodes, Cecil, 1853-1902. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50044847 Rhodes, Cecil, 1853-1902. Rhodes, Cecil, 1853-1902 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxcVKkXrbBXGRmBBwPJDq Rhodes, Cecil, (1853-1902) ram Statesmen Africa, Southern Biography. Capitalists and financiers Africa, Southern Biography. Statesmen South Africa Biography. Capitalists and financiers South Africa Biography. Hommes d'État Afrique du Sud Biographies. Capitalistes et financiers Afrique du Sud Biographies. Hommes d'État Afrique australe Biographies. HISTORY General. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh HISTORY. bisacsh Capitalists and financiers fast Statesmen fast Capitalistes et financiers Afrique du Sud Biographies. ram Hommes d'État Afrique du Sud Biographies. ram |
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| title_full | The founder : Cecil Rhodes and the pursuit of power / Robert I. Rotberg, with the collaboration of Miles F. Shore. |
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