{"product_id":"9781852852856","title":"David Livingstone Mission and Empire","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDavid Livingstone\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMission and Empire\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAndrew C. Ross\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Africa \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Livingstone (1813-1873) was one of the supreme representatives of the British Empire. Yet his career suffered many set-backs during his own life-time, and since his death his reputation has swung between extremes of adulation and dismissal. Were his epic journeys through Africa purely to save souls and counter the slave trade? Or were they the first steps towards bringing the peoples of Central Africa under the control of Europeans who would destroy their values and exploit them economically? Beyond these questions, there lies the puzzle of Livingstone's own character and its contradictions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLivingstone's career was certainly an extraordinary one. Born in poverty in Blantyre, Scotland, he educated himself by heroic endeavor, later proving him-self to be a remarkable linguist and scientist. His missionary journeys brought him into contact with a wide range of African peoples, for whom he showed remarkable sympathy. \u003ci\u003eDavid Livingstone: Mission and Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is a scholarly and readable account of Livingstone's life and of his achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Ross\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Vision Betrayed: The Jesuits in Japan and China, 1549-1742 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlantyre Mission and the Making of Modern Malawi\u003c\/i\u003e. He is Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Divinity, University of Edinburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 May 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781852852856\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\u003e298\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515143094412,"sku":"9781852852856","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a505891c-34d6-4493-9980-da4bbdb5318e.jpg?v=1784688409","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781852852856","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}