Settlers, War, and Empire in the Press Unsettling News in Australia and Britain, 1863-1902 /

This book explores how public commentary framed Australian involvement in the Waikato War (1863-64), the Sudan crisis (1885), and the South African War (1899-1902), a succession of conflicts that reverberated around the British Empire and which the newspaper press reported at length. It reconstructs...

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Main Author: Hutchinson, Sam (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series
Subjects:
Imperialism.
Great Britain-History.
Military history.
ISBN:9783319637754
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Symptoms of Empire
  • 3. The Waikato War: Rights and Industry
  • 4. The Waikato War: Race and Philanthropy
  • 5. The Sudan Crisis: Displays of Unity
  • 6. The Sudan Crisis: Creating Historical Memories
  • 7. The South African War: Trying Again
  • 8. The South African War: Points of Fracture
  • 9. Conclusion.

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