Wars of imperial conquest in Africa, 1830-1914 /
Vandervort, Bruce.
Wars of imperial conquest in Africa, 1830-1914 / Bruce Vandervort. - London : UCL Press,Taylor & Francis Group 1998. - xviii, 274 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Gratis $24.00/-
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-263) and index.
Introduction: A Historiographical Revolution
Chapter 1, Lords of the Land: Africans on the Eve of Conquest
Chapter 2, Masters of the Water: The European Invaders
Chapter 3, A Shifting Balance, 1830-1880
Chapter 4, Flood Tide, 1880-1898
Chapter 5, Ominous Portents, 1902-1914
Chapter 6, Legacies First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
"An eminently readable and useful treatment of the military's role in the European colonialization . . . an interesting, sometimes fascinating, account of conflict in Africa . . . " —Parameters
"There is no comparable work. None covers as broad a topic—the experience of colonial wars of all the imperial powers and at the same time a consideration of the African wars of resistance against the imperial attacks." —William B. Cohen, Indiana University
This path-breaking work investigates the social, economic, and political impact of the European colonial wars in Africa on both the victors and the vanquished.
9781857284874 ( alk. paper)
97041955
Africa--History, Military--19th century.
Africa--History, Military--20th century.
Europe--Colonies--Africa.
Africa--Colonial influence.
960.3 VAN
Wars of imperial conquest in Africa, 1830-1914 / Bruce Vandervort. - London : UCL Press,Taylor & Francis Group 1998. - xviii, 274 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Gratis $24.00/-
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-263) and index.
Introduction: A Historiographical Revolution
Chapter 1, Lords of the Land: Africans on the Eve of Conquest
Chapter 2, Masters of the Water: The European Invaders
Chapter 3, A Shifting Balance, 1830-1880
Chapter 4, Flood Tide, 1880-1898
Chapter 5, Ominous Portents, 1902-1914
Chapter 6, Legacies First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
"An eminently readable and useful treatment of the military's role in the European colonialization . . . an interesting, sometimes fascinating, account of conflict in Africa . . . " —Parameters
"There is no comparable work. None covers as broad a topic—the experience of colonial wars of all the imperial powers and at the same time a consideration of the African wars of resistance against the imperial attacks." —William B. Cohen, Indiana University
This path-breaking work investigates the social, economic, and political impact of the European colonial wars in Africa on both the victors and the vanquished.
9781857284874 ( alk. paper)
97041955
Africa--History, Military--19th century.
Africa--History, Military--20th century.
Europe--Colonies--Africa.
Africa--Colonial influence.
960.3 VAN