Heroes of empire : five charismatic men and the conquest of Africa / Edward Berenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berenson, Edward, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904.

Stanley, Henry M.

Brazza, Pierre Savorgnan de, 1852-1905.

Brazza, Pierre Savorgnan de.

Gordon, Charles George, 1833-1885.

Gordon, Charles George.

Marchand, Jean-Baptiste, 1863-1934.

Marchand, Jean-Baptiste.

Lyautey, Louis Hubert Gonzalve, 1854-1934.

Lyautey, Louis Hubert Gonzalve.

Mass media--France--History--19th century.

Mass media.

Mass media--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Explorers--Europe--Biography.

Explorers.

Explorers--Africa--Biography.

Africa--Discovery and exploration--European.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612790225

9781282790223

1282790226

9780520947191

0520947193

OCLC:

673417644