1st Edition
Great Nations Still Enchained The Cartoonists' Vision of Empire 1848-1914
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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The grandeur of the great imperial powers of the nineteenth century - Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary and even the burgeoning United States, was constantly subverted by the cartoonists of the day. As Roy Douglas reveals, cartoons are often more accurate guides to popular feelings than the newspapers in which they appeared. In this, his third look at history through the eyes of... Read more
1. Mid-Century, 1848-1856 2. Italy, 1859-1861 3. American Interlude, 1861-67 4. The German Question, 1864-1871 5. Eastern Questions, 1871-78 6. Imperial Problems 7. After the Congress, 1878-86 8. Internal Difficulties 9. The Dual Alliance 10. The Sick Man, 1894-1900 11. Other Sick Men 12. Ex Africa Semper 13. Entente Cordiale, 1898-1905 14. Russia, 1904-07 15. Morocco and After, 1905-11 16. The Ottoman Succession, 1878-1913 17. Confused Signals 18. The Gadarene Rush, June-August 1914
Biography
Douglas, Dr Roy; Douglas, Roy
` ... an informative and fascinating account of one of the most complex periods of world history ... Douglas is to be congratulated.' - Kenneth Baker, Sunday Times
