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Zusatztext "Etemad's work is refreshing?Controversial and difficult as [it] may be! his approach and efforts at working cautiously through available data to propose findings that make imperative the rethinking of a historiography is reason enough to make this book a valuable addition to the comparative studies of colonialism and world history." · Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History "Since the publication of [the French edition]! Bouda Etémad's book has remained an insider tip?The English version! one can only hope! will awake it from its slumber?Etémad's greatest achievement lies in his attempt to prove colonial military history with figures?.The human costs of invasion and colonization?can be discussed more comprensively on the basis of this book." · Historische Zeitschrift "?historians will be grateful for the hard work that Etémad has done?.Some books are made to be read. This one is meant to be consulted! judiciously! by historians seeking specific statistical information. As such! it is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the European colonial empires." · Journal of World History "?this book represents a valiant attempt to bring quantitative methodology to a statistically slippery and emotively complex subject! and serves as a very useful corrective to technological determinism in explaining European colonialism." · H-Net Reviews Informationen zum Autor Bouda Etemad is Professor of History at the Universities of Geneva and Lausanne, and the author of De l’utilité des empires. Colonisation et prospérité de l’Europe, XVIIIe-XXe siècle (Armand Colin 2005). Klappentext Based on an impressive body of information and data, this volume recounts the history of five continents over a long stretch of time and in a comparative approach. From the beginning of European expansion the question was posed: what were the "empire tools" that gave Europe its military superiority, even before the industrial revolution? What was it that enabled Europeans to withstand life-threatening tropical diseases and to control indigenous populations? This book gives a fresh and wide-ranging view of the construction and collapse of the modern colonial empires of Europe, the United States of America and Japan. Zusammenfassung Based on an impressive body of information and data, this volume recounts the history of five continents over a long stretch of time and in a comparative approach. From the beginning of European expansion the question was posed: what were the "empire tools" that gave Europe its military superiority, even before the industrial revolution? What was it that enabled Europeans to withstand life-threatening tropical diseases and to control indigenous populations? This book gives a fresh and wide-ranging view of the construction and collapse of the modern colonial empires of Europe, the United States of America and Japan. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction PART I: TOOLS OF EMPIRE AND HUMAN COST OF THE COLONIAL CONQUESTS Chapter 1. Mortality and Numbers of the First Europeans in the Tropics Overseas Necropolises White Man’s Solitude in the Tropics Chapter 2. Malaria, Quinine and Colonial Conquests The American Phase: The ‘Fever Tree’ The Asian Phase: The Greatness and Misery of the Plantation System The African Phase: Quinine and Colonial Conquests Chapter 3. The Use of Indigenous Troops in Colonial Conquests Asia and Africa Conquered by… Themselves An Attempt at Quantification On Good Human Resources Management Empires at Bargain Prices Chapter 4. European Losses During the Conquests Typolo...
