An African Trading Empire: The Story of the Susman Brothers and Wulfsohn, 1901-2005 (International Library of African...

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 320 pages
• Published by: I. B. Tauris June 30, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1850438536
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1850438533
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.9 inches
• Weighs: 2 pounds

Product Description
Kinship and partnership united Elie and Harry Susman when they crossed the Zambezi from the south in 1901 and travelled north to buy cattle from King Lewanika in Barotseland. The result was a remarkable family business, Susman Brothers and Wulfsohn, that has flourished for over a century in some of the most logistically difficult, physically challenging and politically problematic environments in the world. An African Trading Empire is a unique diaspora story set against the backdrop of the great themes of European and African history from the Jewish persecution in Europe through colonial Africa to the triumph of African nationalism and decolonization.


Book Description
Kinship and partnership united Elie and Harry Susman when they crossed the Zambezi from the south in 1901 and travelled north to buy cattle from King Lewanika in Barotseland. The result was a remarkable family business, Susman Brothers and Wulfsohn, that has flourished for over a century in some of the most logistically difficult, physically challenging and politically problematic environments in the world. An African Trading Empire is a unique diaspora story set against the backdrop of the great themes of European and African history from the Jewish persecution in Europe through colonial Africa to the triumph of African nationalism and decolonization.