Berenson, Edward - Heroes of Empire~Five Charismatic Men and the Conquest of Africa^reup

Berenson, Edward - Heroes of Empire~Five Charismatic Men and the Conquest of Africa^reup

Berenson's book is an interesting history of how the French and English imperialism carved up Africa in the late nineteenth century. He does this by examining the actions of five men who "contributed...to a colonial enterprise that expressed and reinforced Europe’s racial stereotypes about Africa and Africans and inflicted considerable suffering in...the 'Dark Continent.'” These men were Henry Morton Stanley, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Charles Gordon, Jean-Baptiste Marchand, and Hubert Lyautey.

286pp. + illustrations, notes, index


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