The New Journalism, the New Imperialism and the Fiction of Empire, 1870-1900
- ISBN-10
- 1137454385
- ISBN-13
- 9781137454386
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 233
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-08-25
- Publisher
- Springer
- Author
- Andrew Griffiths
Description
Aggressive policy, enthusiastic news coverage and sensational novelistic style combined to create a distinctive image of Britain's Empire in late-Victorian print media. The New Journalism, the New Imperialism and the Fiction of Empire, 1870-1900 traces this phenomenon through the work of editors, special correspondents and authors.
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