Heroic imperialists in Africa: The promotion of British and French colonial heroes, 1870–1939

From David Livingstone To Charles De Foucauld, From Pierre Savorgan De Brazza To General Gordon, From The 'sirdar' Kitchener To Jean-baptiste Marchand, 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. ... 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.--page 4 Of Cover. Part I. Contexts. The Emergence Of A New Type Of Hero : British And French Contexts -- Imperial Heroes And The Market I : The Printed World -- Imperial Heroes And The Market Ii : The Audiovisual World -- Part Ii. Uses. Imperial Heroes And Domestic Politics -- Cross-channel Entente? : The Values Embodied By Imperial Heroes -- Part Iii. Case Studies. The Creation Of The Marchand Legend, 1895-1906 -- George Warrington Steevens, Blackwood Publishers And The Making Of With Kitchener To Khartoum. Berny Sebe. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Also Available In Print Form. Electronic Reproduction. Manchester, Uk: Manchester University Press, 2015. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web. System Requirements: Web Browser. Access May Be Restricted To Users At Subscribing Institutions. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.