About: Getting the Whole Story From "The Egyptian Red Book": General Charles Gordon in Khartoum

By: David Getman, Paula Sanders

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Name: Getting the Whole Story From "The Egyptian Red Book": General Charles Gordon in Khartoum
ID: m12814
Language: English (en)
Summary: In this module, we unravel the story contained in "The Egyptian Red Book," which uses cartoons and quotations from authorities to criticize the British government's handling of General Charles Gordon while under siege in Khartoum in 1884-1885. We discuss research methods used by historians, including examining the original source for key details; identifying significant words to use in catalog and index searches; using newspapers, political papers, and other primary source materials; and comparing multiple sources to get the fullest understanding of events.
Keywords: British Empire, British Parliament, cartoons, Egypt, Egyptian Red Book, General Charles Gordon, History and Politics, Khartoum (Sudan), Mahdi, microfiche, Parliamentary Papers, political cartoon, political criticism, political satire british, research methods, Soudan, Sudan, TIMEA, Travelers in the Middle East Archive, William Gladstone
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License

Authors: David Getman (dpgetman@rice.edu), Paula Sanders (sanders@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: David Getman (dpgetman@rice.edu), Paula Sanders (sanders@rice.edu)
Maintainers: David Getman (dpgetman@rice.edu), Paula Sanders (sanders@rice.edu), Lisa Spiro (lspiro@sparta.rice.edu)

Version: 1.11 (history)
Created: Jan 31, 2005 7:56 pm US/Central
Revised: Sep 25, 2006 1:33 pm GMT-5

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American Chemical Society (ACS) Style Guide:

Getman, D.; Sanders, P. Getting the Whole Story From "The Egyptian Red Book": General Charles Gordon in Khartoum, Connexions Web site. http://cnx.org/content/m12814/1.11/, Sep 25, 2006.

American Medical Assocation (AMA) Manual of Style:

Getman D, Sanders P. Getting the Whole Story From "The Egyptian Red Book": General Charles Gordon in Khartoum [Connexions Web site]. September 25, 2006. Available at: http://cnx.org/content/m12814/1.11/.

American Psychological Assocation (APA) Publication Manual:

Getman, D., & Sanders, P. (2006, September 25). Getting the Whole Story From "The Egyptian Red Book": General Charles Gordon in Khartoum. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m12814/1.11/

Chicago Manual of Style (Bibliography):

Getman, David, and Paula Sanders. "Getting the Whole Story From "The Egyptian Red Book": General Charles Gordon in Khartoum." Connexions. September 25, 2006. http://cnx.org/content/m12814/1.11/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Note):

David Getman and Paula Sanders, "Getting the Whole Story From "The Egyptian Red Book": General Charles Gordon in Khartoum," Connexions, September 25, 2006, http://cnx.org/content/m12814/1.11/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Reference, in Author-Date style):

Getman, D., & Sanders, P. 2006. Getting the Whole Story From "The Egyptian Red Book": General Charles Gordon in Khartoum. Connexions, September 25, 2006. http://cnx.org/content/m12814/1.11/.

Modern Languages Association (MLA) Style Manual:

Getman, David, and Paula Sanders. Getting the Whole Story From "The Egyptian Red Book": General Charles Gordon in Khartoum. Connexions. 25 Sep. 2006 <http://cnx.org/content/m12814/1.11/>.

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Version: 1.11 Sep 25, 2006 1:33 pm GMT-5 by Lisa Spiro
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