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European Empires from Conquest to Collapse, 1815-1960
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New edition of a trail-blazing history of imperial warfareEuropean Empires from Conquest to Collapse is a vivid anticolonial reckoning with the history of imperial warfare. Global in scope, it deftly surveys the fighting forces and military engagements of the Great Powers, from the British in India to the scramble for Africa. Victor Kiernan lays bare the doctrines and realities of colonial fighting, dispelling official legends. Europe often boasted that coloni- alism was ‘civilised’, but the facts show it could be barbaric. Kiernan traces how guerrilla insurgency against colonial oppression developed into one of the most sophisticated branches of the art of war.With a foreword by Tariq Ali, author of Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes.
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| Weight | 0.29 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 2.04 × 14.13 × 20.96 cm |
| PubliCanadation City/Country | USA |
| ISBN 10 | 1804291072 |
| About The Author | Victor Kiernan (1913–2009) was Chair of Modern History at Edinburgh University. A member of the Communist Party Historians’ Group with E. P. Thompson and Christopher Hill, he spent several years teaching in Lahore and translated the Urdu poets Iqbal and Faiz. His many books included Lords of Human Kind, America: The New Imperialism, and studies of Horace and Shakespeare. |
"A much-needed survey of European colonial campaigns, brilliant in the choice of examples from an extraordinarily wide reading."—Eric Hobsbawm, London Review of Books"One of Britain's foremost historians working in the Marxist tradition. His time in India, which remained closer to heart than any other country, significantly influenced how he came to view European imperialism."—The Times | |
| Table Of Content | Foreword by Tariq AliEditor’s PrefaceAuthor’s Preface1. Europe and the World in 18152. The European Armiesi. Introductoryii. The British armyiii. Royal and Company forces in Indiaiv. Foreign armiesv. Arms and the men3. Indian Warsi. Conquest completedii. India expandingiii. The Mutinyiv. The new Indian army4. Britain and Russia: Wars of the Borderlandsi. The Caucasus and the first Afghan Warii. Central Asia and the second Afghan Wariii. The watch on the Indian frontiers5. Wars in Northern Africa6. Wars in Black Africai. Kingdoms and Republicsii. Tribes and villages 7. Wars of Two Oceansi. The British in the Pacificii. The Dutch in the Archipelagoiii. The French in Indochina8. Rebellionsi. European settlersii. Non-European peoplesiii. European solidarity and the Boxer Rebellion9. A Century of Wari. Advance of military technology 123ii. Food, drink, healthiii. The soldier’s vocationiv. Native troops, and the cost of conquestv. The resistance10. Civilization and Barbarismi. The civilizing mission, and religionii. Doctrines of colonial wariii. Realities of colonial war11. Europe and Its Conquestsi. Publicity and the publicii. Political consequences12. The Great Wari. The colonial background of 1914ii. Colonial forces and campaigns13. Challenge and Response: 1919–45i. New empire problemsii. New technologyiii. Imperialism and fascismiv. The Second World War14. The Dismantling of the Empiresi. A new eraii. Wars of liberation against Franceiii. Black Africa15. Epilogue |
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