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- Book Title
- Heroic Imperialists in Africa : the Promotion of British and French Colonial Heroes, 1870-1939
- Publication Name
- Heroic Imperialists in Africa
- Title
- Heroic Imperialists in Africa
- Subtitle
- The Promotion of British and French Colonial Heroes, 1870–1939
- ISBN-10
- 0719097517
- EAN
- 9780719097515
- ISBN
- 9780719097515
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Release Year
- 2015
- Release Date
- 01/04/2015
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Genre
- Psychology, History, Political Science
- Series
- Studies in Imperialism
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 19.2 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Topic
- Europe / France, General, Europe / Great Britain / General, International Relations / Diplomacy, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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From David Livingstone to Charles de Foucauld, from Pierre Savorgan de Brazza to General Gordon, from the 'Sirdar' Kitchener to Jean-Baptiste Marchand, imperial heroes came to captivate the imagination of their contemporaries. These standard-bearers of the 'civilising mission', armed with Bible or rifle, often both, became widely celebrated in their metropoles, with their exploits splashed across the front pages of the penny press, inspiring generations of biographers, painters and, later, film-makers. Coinciding with the advent of 'New Journalism', they embodied the symbolic implementation of the colonial project and performed a highly mythologised meeting between conquerors and conquered, nurturing imperial pride. Berny Sèbe explores in comparative perspective the ways in which heroes of the British and French empires in Africa were selected, manufactured and packaged from the height of 'New Imperialism' until the Second World War. He uncovers the media processes and publishing stories behind the legends of a dozen imperial heroes on both sides of the Channel, offering a comprehensive analysis of a phenomenon which was at the heart of popular imperialism. For all their now-transparent biases and shortcomings, these icons of a bygone age provide us with a fascinating insight into the mechanisms of hero-making in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain and France. They also throw light upon the imperial mind-set, and the story of the interests they served help explain why their epic legends permeate - perhaps even to this day - national identities.
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Manchester University Press
ISBN-10
0719097517
ISBN-13
9780719097515
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211995543
Product Key Features
Book Title
Heroic Imperialists in Africa : the Promotion of British and French Colonial Heroes, 1870-1939
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Europe / France, General, Europe / Great Britain / General, International Relations / Diplomacy, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Psychology, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
106
Lc Classification Number
Da562
Reviews
"In this superbly researched and elegantly written book, Sbe 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'....by comparing the practices of this 'hero-making' industry in Britain and France, he has made an important contribution to the wider scholarship on Europe's imperialisms." -- John Darwin, University of Oxford "Essential reading for all students and scholars of colonial history. Sbe is sensitive to the very different French and British contexts of the individuals he presents, but the overall impact of his study lies in its insightful delineation of the phenomenon of 'celebrity colonialism'. This book constitutes a timely intervention in debates about the complex interactions between European and African histories." -- Charles Forsdick, University of Liverpool Berny Sbe has written an original and imaginative work. This stimulating and resourceful book penetrates the reality of myth-building in the colonial era. -- Wm. Roger Louis, University of Texas at Austin "It is a fascinating volume...the work is a first-class contribution to understanding, and will hopefully open the way for more such comparative analyses." - John Mullen is Professor of British Studies at the University of Rouen, Quaderna "Berny Sbe has written an excellent comparative account of the rise to prominence in Britain and France of male colonial figures in the late nineteenth century and their continued relevance into the interwar years." - STEPHEN HEATHORN , McMaster University, French History, (2016) "Its archival richness and its refreshing reliance on literary history make it not only a balanced, but also a finely textured, interdisciplinary piece of scholarship." - PRIYASHA MUKHOPADHYAY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK, Interventions International Journal of Postcolonial Studies "Undoubtedly a highly significant and elegantly written work". - War in History 24 (1) Thomas Sharp, Oxford Brookes University "This book is one of the (too) few attempts at comparing French and British late 19thand early 20th-century imperialisms. The relative scarcity of relevant comparative studies of modern imperialisms is understandable. Such an approach requires both proficiency in two separate national historiographies and knowledge of two very different sets of archival records." - Daniel Foliard, Universit Paris Ouest Nanterre la Dfense, Cahiers victoriens et douardiens 82, Autumn 2015 "Berny Sbe has written an excellent comparative account of the rise to prominence in Britain and France of male colonial figures in the late nineteenth century and their continued relevance into the interwar years...Sbe's book is very good at explaining how the reputations of key imperial figures were established, and on providing the deep context to the creation of national reputations at this time." - Stephen Heathorn, McMaster University, French History, January 2016 "The broad temporal perspective and the multiplicity of different imperial heroes analysed make this study both richly detailed and highly pertinent to an array of different scholarly questions and fields. Thus, it should be recommended to students and scholars not only of imperial history, but also of Franco-British relations, French studies, cultural history and the history of popular culture." - Joanna Warson, University of Portsmouth, The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, May 2014 "This well-researched book is an essential contribution to the history of empire and will be of great use to students and scholars of colonial history." - Kelsey Suggitt, University of Portsmouth, Modern and Contemporary France March 2016, In this superbly researched and elegantly written book, Sbe 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'....by comparing the practices of this 'hero-making' industry in Britain and France, he has made an important contribution to the wider scholarship on Europe's imperialisms. -- John Darwin, University of Oxford Essential reading for all students and scholars of colonial history. Sbe is sensitive to the very different French and British contexts of the individuals he presents, but the overall impact of his study lies in its insightful delineation of the phenomenon of 'celebrity colonialism'. This book constitutes a timely intervention in debates about the complex interactions between European and African histories. -- Charles Forsdick, University of Liverpool Berny Sbe has written an original and imaginative work. This stimulating and resourceful book penetrates the reality of myth-building in the colonial era. -- Wm. Roger Louis, University of Texas at Austin "It is a fascinating volumeEL the work is a first-class contribution to understanding, and will hopefully open the way for more such comparative analyses." - John Mullen is Professor of British Studies at the University of Rouen, Quaderna "Berny Sbe has written an excellent comparative account of the rise to prominence in Britain and France of male colonial figures in the late nineteenth century and their continued relevance into the interwar years." - STEPHEN HEATHORN , McMaster University, French History, (2016) "Its archival richness and its refreshing reliance on literary history make it not only a balanced, but also a finely textured, interdisciplinary piece of scholarship." - PRIYASHA MUKHOPADHYAY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK, Interventions International Journal of Postcolonial Studies "Undoubtedly a highly significant and elegantly written work". - War in History 24 (1) Thomas Sharp, Oxford Brookes University, 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'....by comparing the practices of this 'hero-making' industry in Britain and France, he has made an important contribution to the wider scholarship on Europe's imperialisms. -- John Darwin, University of Oxford Essential reading for all students and scholars of colonial history. Sèbe is sensitive to the very different French and British contexts of the individuals he presents, but the overall impact of his study lies in its insightful delineation of the phenomenon of 'celebrity colonialism'. This book constitutes a timely intervention in debates about the complex interactions between European and African histories. -- Charles Forsdick, University of Liverpool Berny Sèbe has written an original and imaginative work. This stimulating and resourceful book penetrates the reality of myth-building in the colonial era. -- Wm. Roger Louis, University of Texas at Austin
Table of Content
1. The emergence of a new type of hero: British and French contexts 2. Imperial heroes and the market I: the written world 3. Imperial heroes and the market II: the audiovisual world 4. Imperial heroes and domestic politics 5. Cross-Channel Entente? The values embodied by imperial heroes 6. The creation of the Marchand legend, 1895-1906 7. George Warrington Steevens, Blackwood Publishers and the making of 'With Kitchener to Khartoum'
Copyright Date
2013
Dewey Decimal
941.0810922
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Studies in Imperialism Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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