Falklands War - An Imperial History

Panoramic, transnational history of the Falklands War and its imperial dimensions, which explores how a minor squabble mushroomed into war.

List of contents

Figures; Maps; Acknowledgements; Note on terminology; Abbreviations; Introduction: the Falklands and the legacies of empire; 1. Adrift in the South Atlantic: the Falklands amid the turmoil of decolonisation; 2. 'Dream island': the long prelude to war; 3. 'Goodbye and the best of British': echoes of Greater Britain at the onset of war; 4. 'The ghost of imperial Britain': militarism and the memory of empire; 5. War of the British worlds: the Anglo-Argentines and the Falklands; 6. 'Beyond the quieting of the guns': the Falklands factor and the after-effects of war; Conclusion: the legacies of Greater Britain; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Ezequiel Mercau is a Research Fellow at the Centre for War Studies, University College Dublin.

Summary

Why did Britain and Argentina go to war over a wintry archipelago that was home to an unprofitable colony? This panoramic history of the conflict through the transnational lens of 'Greater Britain' reveals that neither the dispute, the war, nor its aftermath can be divorced from the legacies of empire.

Product details

• Authors: Ezequiel Mercau, Ezequiel (University College Dublin) Mercau
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781108483292
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48329-2
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, Colonialism & imperialism, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Colonialism and imperialism, Falklands, History of the Americas, Modern warfare, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Specific wars and campaigns