New edition of a trail-blazing history of imperial warfare
Victor Gordon Kiernan Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)
Ein britischer marxistischer Historiker mit besonderem Fokus auf die Geschichte des Imperialismus. Seine Arbeit befasste sich mit den tiefen Machtstrukturen und deren Einfluss auf die Weltgeschichte. Er untersuchte die Entstehung und Entwicklung von Kolonialsystemen und deren Auswirkungen. Seine Analysen boten tiefgreifende Einblicke in historische Prozesse.
Colonial Empires and Armies, 1815-1960
- 314 Seiten
- 11 Lesestunden
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.
Eight Tragedies of Shakespeare
- 312 Seiten
- 11 Lesestunden
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.
A Dictionary of Marxist Thought - Second Edition
- 672 Seiten
- 24 Lesestunden
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.
Erudite, ironic, and global in its scope, this book is a definitive guide to the history of racism and Eurocentrism.