Berny Sèbe, Heroic Imperialists in Africa. The Promotion of British and French Colonial Heroes, 1870-1939
This book is one of the (too) few attempts at comparing French and British late 19th- and 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 historiograp...
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| Publicado en: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cve, |
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lenguaje: | Anglais |
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Cahiers victoriens et édouardiens
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumario: | This book is one of the (too) few attempts at comparing French and British late 19th- and 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. Berny Sèbe was able to overcome these obstacles in his detailed study of the development of the imperial hero from the 1870s to th... |
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