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

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

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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Main Author: Berenson, Edward, 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Series:Ahmanson foundation book in the humanities.
Subjects:
Stanley, Henry M. > (Henry Morton), > 1841-1904.
Brazza, Pierre Savorgnan de, > 1852-1905.
Gordon, Charles George, > 1833-1885.
Marchand, Jean-Baptiste, > 1863-1934.
Lyautey, Louis Hubert Gonzalve, > 1854-1934.
Brazza, Pierre Savorgnan de, > 1852-1905
Gordon, Charles George, > 1833-1885
Lyautey, Louis Hubert Gonzalve, > 1854-1934
Marchand, Jean-Baptiste, > 1863-1934
Stanley, Henry M. > (Henry Morton), > 1841-1904
Stanley, Henry M.
Brazza, Pierre S. de.
Gordon, Charles G.
Marchand, Jean-Baptiste.
Lyautey, Hubert.
1800-1899
Mass media > France > History > 19th century.
Mass media > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Explorers > Europe > Biography.
Explorers > Africa > Biography.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
History.
Discoveries in geography > European
Explorers
Mass media
Massenmedien
Imperialismus
Briten.
Franzosen.
Entdecker.
Massenmedien.
Biography.
Africa > Discovery and exploration > European.
Africa
Europe
France
Great Britain
Afrika
Großbritannien
Frankreich
Afrika.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
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