De Lesseps contra Inglaterra. La batalla por la opinión pública en la construcción del Canal de Suez
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https://doi.org/10.12795/RiHC.2013.i01.05Keywords:
Historia del periodismo internacional, propaganda, Canal de Suez, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Lord PalmerstonAbstract
El artículo pretende relatar, desde un enfoque propagandístico, el duro proceso de la construcción del Canal de Suez, a partir de su inicio en 1859 hasta su finalización en 1869. Ferdinand de Lesseps, el promotor de la gran obra de ingeniería, luchó durante todos esos años contra la oposición de Inglaterra, representada por Lord Palmerston. Para lograr su objetivo supo implicar la opinión pública internacional, gracias a su incansable labor diplomática, y, sobre todo, a su inteligente utilización de los más importantes periódicos europeos. Con ello queda demostrado que la opinión pública ya era un arma importante a mediados del siglo XIX, capaz de influir en las decisiones de los dirigentes europeos.
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