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Heroes of Empire: Five Charismatic Men and the Conquest of Africa

Heroes of Empire: Five Charismatic Men and the Conquest of Africa

Berenson, Edward

Paperback

Series: Ahmanson Foundation Book in the Humanities

African HistoryAfricaGeneral European History

ISBN10: 0520272587
ISBN13: 9780520272583
Publisher: Univ Of California Pr
Published: Dec 6 2010
Pages: 376
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
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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