
- 264 pages
- English
- PDF
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War, Journalism and the Shaping of the Twentieth Century
About this book
Called 'the king of Correspondents', Henry W. Nevinson (1856-1941) captured the political zeitgeist in his newspaper journalism and books about conflicts across the globe. He provided astute, first-hand observations on events such as war between Greece and Turkey, the Siege of Ladysmith in South Africa, the aftermath of the 1905 Russian Revolution and the Gallipoli tragedy in the First World War, his copy obtained in perilous situations. He bravely exposed the persistence of slavery in Angola, unrest in India and conflict in Ireland, his vivid and exquisite prose shocking and enlightening British readers. He cultivated controversy with his brave stance on issues like women's suffrage and the self-determination of small nations such as Georgia. His first wife, Margaret Wynne Nevinson, was a suffragette and writer, their son the celebrated artist C.R. W. Nevinson. In the 1920s Henry Nevinson accompanied Ramsay MacDonald on the first visit of a British Prime Minister to an American President. His perspectives, whether on the Middle East, the Balkans, Russia or the United States, illuminate many of the conflicts which resonate in today's uncertain world.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Maps
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Henry Nevinson's Life and Travels at a Glance
- Introduction: Henry W. Nevinson and the Drafting of History
- 1. Finding Arcadia: Greece, War and Work
- 2. Into Africa: The South African War
- 3. Exposing Slavery: Angola and 'The Islands of Hell'
- 4. The Battle for Freedom: Russia, Revolution and Empire
- 5. The Romantic Rebel: Suffrage, Sex and Family
- 6. The Indian Spirit
- 7. From the Balkans to World War
- 8. From Our Own Correspondent: Gallipoli and the Western Front
- 9. A Correponding Cause: Ireland
- 10. Old and New Worlds
- Afterword
- Appendix 1: Books and Pamphlets by Henry W. Nevinson
- Appendix 2: Books/Booklets to which Henry W. Nevinson Contributed
- Notes
- Index