Palmerston and Africa: Rio Nunez Affair, Competition, Diplomacy and Justice (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781350183568)

This work is based in a time when the British Empire was at its most powerful and self-confident, and Lord Palmerston was at his prime, robust and energetic enough to investigate affairs as apparently minor as that of Rio Nunez. The problem concerned two British traders - Braithwaite and Martin - whose enterprise on the Rio Nunez in West Africa had been attacked by Belgian trading rivals. Palmerston's personal handling of their complaints - in the midst of high affairs of state - is detailed in this account, based on extensive research and new material. It is a portrait of imperial power at its height.

Author: Roderick Braithwaite
ISBN-10: 1350183563
ISBN-13: 9781350183568
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 09/23/2021
Pages: 370
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.80d