Heroes of empire [[electronic resource] ] : five charismatic men and the conquest of Africa / / Edward Berenson

• Autore: Berenson Edward <1949->
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (375 p.)
• Disciplina: 916.04/2309224
• Soggetto topico: Mass media - France - History - 19th century; Mass media - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Explorers - Europe; Explorers - Africa
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Discovery and exploration European
• Soggetto non controllato: africa; african history; britain; charles gordon; colonial heroes; colonialism; comparative history; conquest; france; global empires; henry morton stanley; historians; historical perspective; hubert lyautey; imperial history; imperial hopes; imperialism; indigenous peoples; jean baptiste marchand; nationalism; new imperialism; new journalism; nonfiction; penny press; pierre savorgnan de brazza; retrospective; vanquishing hero
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Henry Morton Stanley and the New Journalism -- 2. Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza and the Making of the French Third Republic -- 3. Charles Gordon, Imperial Saint -- 4. The "Stanley Craze" -- 5. Jean- Baptiste Marchand, Fashoda, and the Dreyfus Affair -- 6. Brazza and the Scandal of the Congo -- 7. Hubert Lyautey and the French Seizure of Morocco -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: During the decades of empire (1870-1914), legendary heroes and their astonishing deeds of conquest gave imperialism a recognizable human face. Henry Morton Stanley, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Charles Gordon, Jean-Baptiste Marchand, and Hubert Lyautey all braved almost unimaginable dangers among "savage" people for their nation's greater good. This vastly readable book, the first comparative history of colonial heroes in Britain and France, shows via unforgettable portraits the shift from public veneration of the peaceful conqueror to unbridled passion for the vanquishing hero. Edward Berenson argues that these five men transformed the imperial steeplechase of those years into a powerful "heroic moment." He breaks new ground by linking the era's "new imperialism" to its "new journalism"-the penny press-which furnished the public with larger-than-life figures who then embodied each nation's imperial hopes and anxieties.
• Titolo autorizzato: Heroes of empire
• ISBN: 1-282-79022-6; 9786612790225; 0-520-94719-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827775603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II