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The new journalism, the new imperialism and the fiction of empire, 1870-1900 / Andrew Griffiths.
Van Pelt Library PR878.N49 G75 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Griffiths, Andrew, 1983- author.
- Series:
- Palgrave studies in the history of the media
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- Journalism and literature--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Journalism and literature.
- British newspapers--History--19th century.
- British newspapers.
- Press--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Press.
- Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Politics and literature.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Colonies--History--19th century.
- Colonies.
- Imperialism.
- British colonies.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 233 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Empire, news, novels
- Most extraordinary careers: special correspondents and the news narrative
- W.T. Stead, General Gordon, and the novelization of the news
- Romance or reportage? H. Rider Haggard and the Pall Mall gazette
- A scramble for authority: H.M. Stanley, Joseph Conrad and the Congo
- Winston Churchill, the Morning Post and the end of the imperial romance
- Conclusion: Conflict, friction and fragmentation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137454362
- 1137454369
- OCLC:
- 909321087
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