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

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 &qu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berenson, Edward, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Colección:Ahmanson foundation book in the humanities.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Henry Morton Stanley and the new journalism
  • Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza and the making of the French Third Republic
  • Charles Gordon, imperial saint
  • The "Stanley craze"
  • Jean-Baptiste Marchand, Fashoda, and the Dreyfus Affair
  • Brazza and the scandal of the Congo
  • Hubert Lyautey and the French seizure of Morocco.