| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Heroic failure in Britain prior to 1850 -- Sir John Franklin -- The charge -- David Livingstone -- The 'last stand' -- General Gordon -- Captain Scott. |
| Summary |
In this work, historian Stephanie Barczewski argues that Britain's embrace of heroic failure initially helped to gloss over the moral ambiguities of imperial expansion. Later, it became a strategy for coming to terms with diminishment and loss. Filled with compelling, moving, and often humourous stories from history, Barczewski's survey offers a fresh way of thinking about the continuing legacy of empire in British culture today. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
National characteristics, British.
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National characteristics, British. |
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Failure (Psychology) -- Great Britain -- History.
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Failure (Psychology) |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
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Heroes -- Great Britain -- History.
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Heroes. |
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Great Britain -- Civilization.
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Civilization. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Barczewski, Stephanie L. Heroic failure 9780300180060 (DLC) 2015023660 (OCoLC)923665523 |
| ISBN |
9780300186819 (electronic book) |
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0300186819 (electronic book) |
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9781118993101 (electronic book) |
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1118993101 (electronic book) |
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9780300180060 (print) |
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0300180063 |
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