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Cameroon's Tycoon: Max Esser's Expedition and Its Consequences (Cameroon Studies, 3)
E.M. Chilver (Ed.)
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Description for Cameroon's Tycoon: Max Esser's Expedition and Its Consequences (Cameroon Studies, 3)
Hardcover. Max Esser, a native of Cologne, Germany, played a leading role in the establishment of large-scale cocoa and other plantations in the early stages of Germany's colonial adventures in Cameroon. The main body of this work consists of translated selections of Esser's book An der Westknste Afrikas that Editor(s): Chilver, E.M.; Roschenthaler, Ute. Num Pages: 2 maps, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLL; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Max Esser was an adventurous young merchant banker, a Rhinelander, who became the first managing director of the largest German plantation company in Cameroon. This volume gives a vivid account of the antecedents and early stages as experienced and described by Esser. In 1896 he ventured, with the explorer Zintgraff, into the hinterland to seek the agreement of Zintgraff's old ally, the ruler of Bali, for the provision of laborers for his projected enterprise. The consequences, many optimistically unforeseen, are illustrated with the help of contemporary materials. Esser's account is preceded by a look at his and his family's ... Read more
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Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
415g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Herndon, United States
ISBN
9781571819888
SKU
V9781571819888
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99-15
About E.M. Chilver (Ed.)
E.M. Chilver (1914-2014) was well known for her joint work with Phyllis Kaberry in Cameroon. Her last university post was as Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
Reviews for Cameroon's Tycoon: Max Esser's Expedition and Its Consequences (Cameroon Studies, 3)
“While the volume is best suited for specialists of Cameroon, its coverage of economics, gender, ethnography and racial stereotyping also recommends the book to anyone interested in the multiple dimensions of European-African encounters. It would make a splendid assigned reading for courses on European colonialism generally and German imperialist ventures in particular.” · H-Net “[This book] is undeniably a ... Read more