Sir Samuel White Baker (1821–1893) was a traveller and explorer. This two-volume work of 1874 is his account of a military expedition under Ismail Pasha (Ismail the Magnificent, 1830–1895), Khedive of Egypt, to suppress the slave-trade of central Africa between 1869 and 1873. Having found Egyptian citizens exploiting the population of the lawless central lands, Ismail determined to colonize and modernize the Nile basin (now southern Egypt and Sudan).
He appointed Baker governor-general and major-general in the Ottoman army. Illustrated with over 50 plates and maps, and with Baker's lively observations of the country and of the society he was trying to reform, this book is a wonderful record of a lost world, and of an important stage in late Ottoman military expansion. The first volume starts with preparations for the voyage and ends with Baker having established stability in Gondokoro and about to march further south.
| ISBN: | 9781108030953 |
| Publication date: | 11th May 2011 |
| Author: | Samuel White Baker |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 514 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies |
| Genres: |
Slavery and abolition of slavery African history |
Sir Samuel White Baker (1821–1893) was a traveller and explorer. This two-volume work of 1874 is his account of a military expedition under Ismail Pasha (Ismail the Magnificent, 1830–1895), Khedive of Egypt, to suppress the slave-trade of central Africa between 1869 and 1873.
Ismailïa features in the following genres: Slavery and abolition of slavery, African history
Paperback. £43.20, down from the £48.00 cover price. Not Available.
Ismailïa was written by Samuel White Baker and published by Cambridge University Press
Ismailïa has 514 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies series
£43.20, reduced from £48.00. Not Available.