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Charisma and the Making of Imperial Heroes in Britain and France, 1880–1914
Ist Teil von
Constructing Charisma, 2010, p.21
Auflage
NED - New edition, 1
Ort / Verlag
United States: Berghahn Books
Erscheinungsjahr
2010
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
In 1874, an unknown French naval ensign, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, went to Africa to seek a water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the smooth lakelike reaches of the Upper Congo River. He hoped to bypass the 32 cataracts that forbid all navigation on the lower Congo up to what became known as Stanley Pool. In exploring the banks of the Congo, Brazza claimed a huge swathe of Equatorial Africa for France. It mattered little that this territory lacked economic or strategic value. Brazza’s extraordinary bravery, his apparent willingness to suffer to achieve a nearly impossible goal, made him