Cecil Rhodes And The Cape Afrikaners The Imperial Colossus And The Colonial Parish Pump – Mordechai Tamarkin

Mordechai Tamarkin’s study explores the unlikely and fascinating political alliance between Cecil Rhodes, the ardent British imperialist, and the Cape Afrikaners. Despite their seemingly incompatible goals—imperial expansion versus colonial autonomy—Rhodes skillfully courted the Afrikaner Bond, becoming a political idol to many. Drawing on rare Afrikaner sources, the book traces this dramatic partnership from its inception in the 1880s to its painful, drawn-out collapse after the devastating betrayal of the Jameson Raid, which irrevocably shattered Rhodes’s local political control.

**Condition:** Overall in Very Good condition with minor shelf wear consistent with age.