The Founder: Cecil Rhodes and the Pursuit of Power
- ISBN-10
- 0195066685
- ISBN-13
- 9780195066685
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 856
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990-10-25
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Robert I. Rotberg
Description
The power and influence of Cecil Rhodes is chronicled in this study of his controversial life
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- 2005
- 478 pages
- Paperback
- Almqvist & Wiksell International
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