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Berny Sèbe - Heroic imperialists in Africa: The promotion of British and French colonial heroes, 1870-1939 (Studies in Imperialism MUP) - 9780719097515 - V9780719097515
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Heroic imperialists in Africa: The promotion of British and French colonial heroes, 1870-1939 (Studies in Imperialism MUP)

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Description for Heroic imperialists in Africa: The promotion of British and French colonial heroes, 1870-1939 (Studies in Imperialism MUP) Paperback. This book looks at imperial heroes from behind the legends of a dozen major colonial figures on both sides of the Channel, revisiting the familiar stories under a radically new angle. It demonstrates how their reputations were made over several decades, and depicts the milieus and individuals who supported, and benefited from, these heroic stories. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1H; HBJH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 570.

From the height of ‘New Imperialism’ until the Second World War, three generations of heroes of the British and French empires in Africa were selected, manufactured and packaged for consumption by a metropolitan public eager to discover new horizons and to find comfort in the concept of a ‘civilising mission’.

Available in paperback for the first time, this book looks at imperial heroism by examining the legends of a dozen major colonial figures on both sides of the Channel, revisiting the familiar stories of Livingstone, Gordon and Kitchener from a radically new angle, and throwing light on their ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Studies in Imperialism
Condition
New
Weight
570g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719097515
SKU
V9780719097515
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About Berny Sèbe
Berny Sèbe is Lecturer in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies at the University of Birmingham -- .

Reviews for Heroic imperialists in Africa: The promotion of British and French colonial heroes, 1870-1939 (Studies in Imperialism MUP)
'In this superbly researched and elegantly written book, Sèbe has opened a vital new chapter in the cultural history of empire, and also helped to explain why it was often so difficult to control headstrong "men on the spot". And by comparing the practices of this "hero-making" industry in Britain and France, he has made an important contribution to the ... Read more

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