The founder: Cecil Rhodes and the pursuit of power
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| Beschreibung: | 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 Includes bibliographical references (pages 754-772) and index 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 |
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| spelling | Rotberg, Robert I. Verfasser aut 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-Ressource (xxii, 800 pages, [32] pages of plates) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier 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 Includes bibliographical references (pages 754-772) and index 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 Rhodes, Cecil John / 1853-1902 Rhodes, Cecil / 1853-1902 fast Rhodes, Cecil / (1853-1902) ram Rhodes, Cecil 1853-1902 Rhodes, Cecil John 1853-1902 (DE-588)117527017 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1880-1902 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1850-1900 gnd rswk-swf Rhodes, Cecil, 1853-1902 History Hommes d'État / Afrique du Sud / Biographies Capitalistes et financiers / Afrique du Sud / 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 Geschichte Statesmen Africa, Southern Biography Capitalists and financiers Africa, Southern Biography Kapitalismus (DE-588)4029577-1 gnd rswk-swf Quelle (DE-588)4135952-5 gnd rswk-swf Südafrika Kontinent (DE-588)4058393-4 gnd rswk-swf (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Südafrika Kontinent (DE-588)4058393-4 g Geschichte 1880-1902 z Quelle (DE-588)4135952-5 s 1\p DE-604 Kapitalismus (DE-588)4029577-1 s Geschichte 1850-1900 z 2\p DE-604 Rhodes, Cecil John 1853-1902 (DE-588)117527017 p 3\p DE-604 Shore, Miles F. Sonstige oth http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=368804 Aggregator Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 3\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
| spellingShingle | Rotberg, Robert I. The founder Cecil Rhodes and the pursuit of power Rhodes, Cecil John / 1853-1902 Rhodes, Cecil / 1853-1902 fast Rhodes, Cecil / (1853-1902) ram Rhodes, Cecil 1853-1902 Rhodes, Cecil John 1853-1902 (DE-588)117527017 gnd Rhodes, Cecil, 1853-1902 History Hommes d'État / Afrique du Sud / Biographies Capitalistes et financiers / Afrique du Sud / 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 Geschichte Statesmen Africa, Southern Biography Capitalists and financiers Africa, Southern Biography Kapitalismus (DE-588)4029577-1 gnd Quelle (DE-588)4135952-5 gnd |
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| title | The founder Cecil Rhodes and the pursuit of power |
| title_auth | The founder Cecil Rhodes and the pursuit of power |
| title_exact_search | The founder Cecil Rhodes and the pursuit of power |
| title_full | The founder Cecil Rhodes and the pursuit of power Robert I. Rotberg, with the collaboration of Miles F. Shore |
| title_fullStr | The founder Cecil Rhodes and the pursuit of power Robert I. Rotberg, with the collaboration of Miles F. Shore |
| title_full_unstemmed | The founder Cecil Rhodes and the pursuit of power Robert I. Rotberg, with the collaboration of Miles F. Shore |
| title_short | The founder |
| title_sort | the founder cecil rhodes and the pursuit of power |
| title_sub | Cecil Rhodes and the pursuit of power |
| topic | Rhodes, Cecil John / 1853-1902 Rhodes, Cecil / 1853-1902 fast Rhodes, Cecil / (1853-1902) ram Rhodes, Cecil 1853-1902 Rhodes, Cecil John 1853-1902 (DE-588)117527017 gnd Rhodes, Cecil, 1853-1902 History Hommes d'État / Afrique du Sud / Biographies Capitalistes et financiers / Afrique du Sud / 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 Geschichte Statesmen Africa, Southern Biography Capitalists and financiers Africa, Southern Biography Kapitalismus (DE-588)4029577-1 gnd Quelle (DE-588)4135952-5 gnd |
| topic_facet | Rhodes, Cecil John / 1853-1902 Rhodes, Cecil / 1853-1902 Rhodes, Cecil / (1853-1902) Rhodes, Cecil 1853-1902 Rhodes, Cecil John 1853-1902 Rhodes, Cecil, 1853-1902 History Hommes d'État / Afrique du Sud / Biographies Capitalistes et financiers / Afrique du Sud / Biographies HISTORY / General BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical HISTORY. Capitalists and financiers Statesmen Geschichte Statesmen Africa, Southern Biography Capitalists and financiers Africa, Southern Biography Kapitalismus Quelle Südafrika Kontinent Biografie |
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