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Robin Brown

The Secret Society

Cecil John Rhodes's Plans for a New World Order

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Cecil John Rhodes made a fortune from diamonds and gold, became prime minister of the Cape, and had a country named after him, but his ambitions were far greater than that. When he was still in his twenties, after a meeting with General Gordon of Khartoum, Rhodes set up a Secret Society with the aim of establishing a new world order. The society, disciplined on Jesuit-style rules, became Rhodes's lifelong obsession, and after his death it lived on and grew under the leadership of his executor, Lord Alfred Milner. The society played a key role in the governance of Britain during the Great War and the peace terms to end it, and it was linked to… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-77022-921-1
  • EAN: 9781770229211
  • Produktnummer: 27773238
  • Verlag: Penguin Random House South Africa
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
  • Seitenangabe: 400 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 4'708 KB
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage

Über den Autor


Robin Brown has published 14 books across a range of genres - fiction, history, natural history and biography - mostly with African themes. He also created, produced, directed and wrote Nature Watch, ITV's most successful natural history series, consisting of 68 programmes, all in the British top 20. He has produced some 50 specials for the BBC, National Geographic and Discovery, including ManEaters of Tsavo (with David Attenborough) and the award-winning In the Company of Whales. His book Marco Polo: The Incredible Journey has been sold in five countries and is presently the primer on the subject in Brazilian schools. Robin has presented his own television programmes and has given lectures at the Royal Geographical and Audubon Societies.

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