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Heroes of Empire - Five Charismatic Men and the Conquest of Africa (Paperback)
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Heroes of Empire - Five Charismatic Men and the Conquest of Africa (Paperback)
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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.
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