| Titre : |
An African trading empire : the story of Susman Bbrothers & Wulfsohn, 1901-2005 |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Hugh MacMillan (1945-....), Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Londres [Royaume-Uni] : I.B. Tauris |
| Année de publication : |
c2005 |
| Collection : |
International library of African studies num. 16 |
| Importance : |
ix, 492 p. |
| Présentation : |
ill., cartes |
| Format : |
24 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-1-78453-678-7 |
| Note générale : |
Notes bibliogr. p. 430-478. Index |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Commerce de détail -- Afrique australe -- Histoire ; Susman Brothers & Wulfsohn (Société) -- Histoire
|
| Index. décimale : |
381.10968 |
| Résumé : |
"Ties of kinship and partnership united Elie and Harry Susman when they crossed the Zambezi in 1901 and traveled north to buy cattle from King Lewanika in Barotseland. The brothers had recently traveled to Africa from their home in the Russian Empire. Their trading expedition marked the beginning of a remarkable family business that has flourished for over a century in some of the most logistically difficult, physically challenging and politically problematic environments in the world." "Susman Brothers & Wulfsohn has operated in many different places, but its main focus has always been on the countries that are now known as Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. The Susman brothers developed an extensive trading, transport and ranching business, stretching from Botswana to the Congo, and formed a partnership in the 1940s with Harry Wulfsohn, who shared their Jewish roots in the Russian Empire." "An African Trading Empire is the unique story of a family business set against the backdrop of the great themes of European and African history: the Jewish Diaspora, imperialism, nationalism, decolonisation and globalisation. It sheds lights upon many aspects of the agriculture, commercial, industrial, social, religious and political history of Southern Africa. Dealing with a largely uncharted field. Hugh Macmillan draws upon exclusive material from the families' private archives and other sources to provide a scholarly and moving account of struggle, partnership and success over three generations."--4e de la couv |
An African trading empire : the story of Susman Bbrothers & Wulfsohn, 1901-2005 [texte imprimé] / Hugh MacMillan (1945-....), Auteur . - Londres (LondresRoyaume-Uni, Royaume-Uni) : I.B. Tauris, c2005 . - ix, 492 p. : ill., cartes ; 24 cm. - ( International library of African studies; 16) . ISBN : 978-1-78453-678-7 Notes bibliogr. p. 430-478. Index Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
Commerce de détail -- Afrique australe -- Histoire ; Susman Brothers & Wulfsohn (Société) -- Histoire
|
| Index. décimale : |
381.10968 |
| Résumé : |
"Ties of kinship and partnership united Elie and Harry Susman when they crossed the Zambezi in 1901 and traveled north to buy cattle from King Lewanika in Barotseland. The brothers had recently traveled to Africa from their home in the Russian Empire. Their trading expedition marked the beginning of a remarkable family business that has flourished for over a century in some of the most logistically difficult, physically challenging and politically problematic environments in the world." "Susman Brothers & Wulfsohn has operated in many different places, but its main focus has always been on the countries that are now known as Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. The Susman brothers developed an extensive trading, transport and ranching business, stretching from Botswana to the Congo, and formed a partnership in the 1940s with Harry Wulfsohn, who shared their Jewish roots in the Russian Empire." "An African Trading Empire is the unique story of a family business set against the backdrop of the great themes of European and African history: the Jewish Diaspora, imperialism, nationalism, decolonisation and globalisation. It sheds lights upon many aspects of the agriculture, commercial, industrial, social, religious and political history of Southern Africa. Dealing with a largely uncharted field. Hugh Macmillan draws upon exclusive material from the families' private archives and other sources to provide a scholarly and moving account of struggle, partnership and success over three generations."--4e de la couv |
|  |
Accueil
Ajouter le résultat dans votre panier Faire une suggestion Affiner la recherche
