The fortunes of Africa: a 5,000-year history of wealth, greed and endeavour
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| adam_text | THEFORTUNESOF
iAFRICA
A 5000-Year History of
J Wealth, Greed, and Endeavour
MARTINMEREDITH
PUBLICAFFAIRS
New York
CONTENTS
List of Maps ix
Preface xiii
Introduction xix
PARTI
1 Land of the Pharaohs 3
2 Venture into the Interior 19
3 A Clash of Empires 24
4 Death on the Nile 30
5 Roman Interlude 40
PARTII
6 Saints and Schisms 50
7 The Arab Conquest 63
8 Highways of the Desert 70
9 Zanj 81
PARTIII
10 A Chain of Crosses 92
11 In the Land of Prester John 107
12 The Middle Passage 116
13 Southern Frontiers 129
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j
PARTIVi
14 Mamluks and Ottomans 145
15 The Black Guard 152
16 The Sword of Truth 161
17 A Matter of Faith 170
PARTV
18 The Gates of Africa 183
19 The Pasha 198
20 Pieds Noirs 207
21 Bibles, Ploughs and Bullets 215
PARTVI
22 Masters and Servants 228
23 The People of the Heavens • 236
24 Republics on the Highveld 243
25 The Missionaries Road 252
PARTVII
26 The Tunes of Zanzibar 269
27 Unlocking the Congo 283
28 The Pearl of Africa 290
29 A Game of Thrones 299
PARTVIII
30 The Khedive 309
31 Equatoria 315
32 Delegate of the People 323
33 The Expected One 331
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I
V
PARTIX
34 Diamond Fever 341
35 The Fellowship of Afrikaners 349
36 The Washing of Spears 356
37 A Chosen People 364
38 The Most Powerful Company in the World 371
PARTX
39 This Magnificent Cake 383
40 Spheres of Interest 390
41 The Eagle and the Lion 397
42 Carving up the Niger 407
43 By Right of Conquest 418
PARTXI
44 New Flower 427
45 Omdurman 434
46 A Desert Fraternity 439
PARTXII
47 Bula Matari 445
48 The Rubber Regime 452
PARTXIII
49 A Tale of Two Towns 459
50 The Road to Ophir 465
51 Marching to Pretoria 473
52 The Extermination Order 481
PARTXIV
53 Interregnum 491
54 A Veiled Protectorate 496
55 Elect of God 501
56 The Goal of Mastery 507
57 The Turn of the Tide 518
PART XV
58 Before the Deluge 527
59 Revolution on the Nile 540
60 The Nationalist Urge 548
61 Gone with the Wind 556
62 An Honourable Exit 564
63 The Congo Bet 570
64 In the Name of Apartheid 580
PARTXVI
65 The First Dance of Freedom 593
66 Coups and Dictators 601
67 Lost Decades 617
68 Liberation Wars 625
69 In Search of Democracy 636
70 Soldiers of God • 647
71 Platinum Life 666
Chapter Notes 676
Picture Permissions 701
Select Bibliography 702
Index 719
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