Colonial Way of War - Violence Colonial Warfare in British, German Dutch Empires,

"The violence of colonial wars between 1890 and 1914 is often thought to have been uniquely shaped by the nature of each of the European empires. Through detailed study of five major British, German and Dutch colonial wars, Menger argues instead that these wars' extreme violence was part of a shared 'Colonial Way of War'"--

Sommario

List of maps; Acknowledgements; A note on language; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Colonial warfare: introductory observations; 2. Colonial warfare: case studies; 3. Transimperial knowledge - colonial warfare beyond the nation-empire; 4. Exploring the transimperial genesis of the colonial way of war; 5. Practices of violence; Conclusion; Reference list.

Info autore

Tom Menger is a postdoctoral researcher at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and a historian of empire, transimperiality, and colonial violence in the period between c. 1870 and 1914.

Riassunto

The violence of colonial wars between 1890 and 1914 is often thought to have been uniquely shaped by the nature of each of the European empires. Through detailed study of five major British, German and Dutch colonial wars, Menger argues instead that these wars' extreme violence was part of a shared 'Colonial Way of War'.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tom Menger, Tom (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munche Menger
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2025
• EAN: 9781009508285
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0950828-5
• Pagine: 350
• Serie: Cambridge Military Histories
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; HISTORY / Military / General, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history