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David Livingstone : Mission and Empire - Andrew C. Ross

David Livingstone

Mission and Empire

By: Andrew C. Ross

Hardcover | 1 May 2002 | Edition Number 1

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David 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.

Livingstone'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. David Livingstone: Mission and Empire is a scholarly and readable account of Livingstone's life and of his achievements.

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"...meticulously researched and beautifully written..." --Times Literary Supplement

"This is a marvellous book, academic yet highly readable, compassionate but always honest" --The Scots Magazine

"he has no difficulty in convincing the reader of Livingstone's gifts, and above all of his humanity towards the people of Africa..." --The Sunday Telegraph

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