- Hardcover: 822 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc (1 Oct 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0195049683
- ISBN-13: 978-0195049688
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16.3 x 4.8 cm
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Cecil Rhodes was the dominant figure in 19th-century Southern Africa. It was his acquisition of diamond mines in South Africa that led to the formation of De Beer Ltd, the huge diamond corporation which he led, and he also dominated the gold mines of the region. With his wealth secured, he went on to dominate the political scene, first as premier of the Cape Colony and later as a visionary who saw Britain controlling and claiming all the African territory from Cairo to Capetown. He was a firm believer in white supremacy, and his ideas and policies continue in Southern Africa today. Rotberg creates a portrait of a complicated and compelling personality - a latent homosexual who controlled everything and everyone who came near him; a selfish wealth-seeker whose greatest legacy has been the Rhodes scholarship.
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23 Jun 2004
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What makes this biography so unique is that it is, in fact, very well researched. The book if full of direct quotations from intimate correspondences and the like. As an avid reader and researcher of sub-Saharan history, this book is a treasure-trove of wonderful snippits of reactions to pivotal moments in Rhodes' life. That said, there are two shortcomings to this book: 1) The book is sprinkled with psychology babble from a contributer, other than Rotberg that really detracts, rather than enhance the read; and 2) the book can be repetitive, i.e. the same quotations - while great - are used over again, as are basic facts. In sum, the book is nevertheless a valuable contribution to the study of Rhodes and to the history of the southern African region.
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