Cecil Rhodes and Other Statues

<p>Like the Pharaohs he admired Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902) hoped to be remembered for 4000 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..</p>