{"product_id":"9781041437949","title":"Penetration of Africa European Enterprise and Exploration Principally in Northern and Western Africa up to 1830","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRoutledge Revivals\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePenetration of Africa\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEuropean Enterprise and Exploration Principally in Northern and Western Africa up to 1830\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobin Hallett\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Ethnic Studies \/ African Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1750, most of the interior of Africa was unknown to Europeans. By 1830 a large part of the northern half of Africa had been visited and described by European explorers. First published in 1965, \u003ci\u003eThe Penetration of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, which is based in part on hitherto unpublished material, traces the exciting story of this movement of penetration and attempts to set it in the perspective both of European and of African history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe complicated pattern of the states and peoples of Northern and Western Africa in the eighteenth century, the extent of European knowledge, the growing movement of European interest in Africa encouraged by the activities of businessmen, scholars, and humanitarians, the foundation and activities of the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa, the first signs of European imperialism appearing at the end of the eighteenth century—these form the main themes of this volume which carries the movement up to the year 1815.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781041437949\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e498\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38.13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63547312799884,"sku":"9781041437949","price":150.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781041437949","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}