New edition of a trail-blazing history of imperial warfare
Victor Gordon Kiernan Livres
Un historien marxiste britannique avec un accent particulier sur l'histoire de l'impérialisme. Son travail s'est plongé dans les structures profondes du pouvoir et leur influence sur l'histoire mondiale. Il a exploré comment les systèmes coloniaux se sont formés et ont évolué, ainsi que leurs impacts. Ses analyses ont offert des aperçus pénétrants sur les processus historiques.
A Dictionary of Marxist Thought - Second Edition
- 672pages
- 24 heures de lecture
Part dictionary and part encyclopedia, this book has become the standard reference work on the concepts of Marxism and the individuals and schools of thought that have subsequently contributed to the body of Marxist ideas.
Eight Tragedies of Shakespeare
- 312pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Victor Kiernan provides a rich and insightful analysis of eight of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, revealing how they were shaped by the social and political upheavals of his age.
Colonial Empires and Armies, 1815-1960
- 314pages
- 11 heures de lecture
A wide-ranging book which brings within a single view the wars which created Europe's empires. Beginning with the post-Napoleonic era, it presents all the major episodes of an often dramatic story in which the military agents of European imperialism met the peoples of the rest of the world in armed conflict.
Erudite, ironic, and global in its scope, this book is a definitive guide to the history of racism and Eurocentrism.