Cecil Rhodes and Other Statues: Dealing Plainly with the Past

Like the Pharaohs he admired, Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902) hoped to be remembered for 4,000 years. Barely 120 years later, many people want him expunged from history altogether. A major figure in the British Empire, he has been the subject of a bitter international controversy. This book sheds new light on a complicated story, relates the history of the Rhodes Scholarships, and suggests common-sense rules for commemorating contested figures as diverse as Robert E. Lee and Mahatma Gandhi..

ISBN-13: 9781662916458

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Gatekeeper Press

Publication Date: 07-09-2021

Pages: 302

Product Dimensions: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d

Calderisi, Robert: - A former director of the World Bank and 1968 Quebec Rhodes Scholar, Robert Calderisi studied history in Montreal, economics at Oxford, and African history at the University of Sussex. He has lived and worked in Africa for more than thirty years and is the author of two critically acclaimed books: The Trouble with Africa: Why Foreign Aid Isn't Working (2006) and Earthly Mission: The Catholic Church and World Development (2013).