Marinos Pourgouris

Cyprus Frenzy of 1878 and the British Press

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study examines the works of several newspaper correspondents who traveled to Cyprus in 1878 to cover the British acquisition of the island. The author analyzes the correspondents' relationships with the military establishment and the role of advertisements in propagating colonial discourse.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 533g
• ISBN-13: 9781498576604
• ISBN-10: 1498576605
• Artikelnr.: 53930839

Autorenporträt

Marinos Pourgouris is assistant professor of literary theory and modern Greek studies at the University of Cyprus.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Empire of Intimacy
Chapter 2: Advertisements: "Cyprus! Cyprus! Cyprus!"
Chapter 3: St. Leger Algernon Herbert and The Times of London
Chapter 4: Archibald Forbes and The Daily News
Chapter 5: John Augustus O'Shea and The London Evening Standard
Chapter 6: Edward Henry Vizetelly and The Glasgow Herald
Chapter 7: Samuel Pasfield Oliver and The Illustrated London News
Chapter 8: Hepworth Dixon and the Provincial Press
Chapter 9: Letters to the Editor: J. L. Haddan's Pioneer Railway and V. L.
Cameron's Journey to Cyprus