Wars of imperial conquest in Africa, 1830-1914 / Bruce Vandervort.

By:

Vandervort, Bruce

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : UCL Press,Taylor & Francis Group 1998.Description: xviii, 274 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:

9781857284874 ( alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

960.3 VAN 21

Contents:

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.

Summary: "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.

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Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	960.3 VAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K2460

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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.

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