A01=Edward Berenson
africa
african history
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Author_Edward Berenson
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britain
Category1=Non-Fiction
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charles gordon
colonial heroes
colonialism
comparative history
conquest
COP=United States
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france
global empires
henry morton stanley
historians
historical perspective
hubert lyautey
imperial history
imperial hopes
imperialism
indigenous peoples
jean baptiste marchand
Language_English
nationalism
new imperialism
new journalism
nonfiction
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penny press
pierre savorgnan de brazza
Price_€20 to €50
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retrospective
softlaunch
vanquishing hero
Product details
- ISBN 9780520272583
- Weight: 499g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 06 Dec 2010
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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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.
Edward Berenson is Professor of History and Director of the Institute of French Studies at New York University. He is the author of Populist Religion and Left-Wing Politics in France and The Trial of Madame Caillaux (UC Press).
