New edition of a trail-blazing history of imperial warfare
Victor Gordon Kiernan Knihy
Britský marxistický historik so zameraním na históriu imperializmu. Jeho práca sa ponorila do hlbokých štruktúr moci a ich vplyvu na svetové dejiny. Skúmal, ako sa formovali a vyvíjali koloniálne systémy a ich dopady. Jeho analýzy ponúkali prenikavý pohľad na historické procesy.
A Dictionary of Marxist Thought - Second Edition
- 672 stránok
- 24 hodin čítania
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
- 312 stránok
- 11 hodin čítania
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
- 314 stránok
- 11 hodin čítania
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.