{"product_id":"9781804291078","title":"European Empires from Conquest to Collapse, 1815-1960","description":"\u003cb\u003eNew edition of a trail-blazing history of imperial warfare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictor Kiernan offers a ground-breaking, truly global history of the violence of empire. \u003ci\u003eEuropean Empires from Conquest to Collapse \u003c\/i\u003edeftly surveys the fighting forces and military engagements of the Great Powers, from the British in India to the scramble for Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an acerbic wit, Kiernan unpicks the doctrines and realities of colonial warfare. Europe was fond of parading its concept of ‘civilized war’, he observes, but almost everything could be tolerated if it was deemed necessary for the upholding of prestige. Guerrilla insurgency, he adds, ultimately became one of the most sophisticated branches of the art of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf all the reasons for an interest in the colonial wars of modern times, Kiernan argues, the best is that they are still going on, openly or disguised. \u003ci\u003eEuropean Empires from Conquest to Collapse \u003c\/i\u003eis a landmark attempt to see clearly what empire entailed, instead of resting content with legend or fantasy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a foreword by Tariq Ali, author of \u003ci\u003eWinston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Forty-Year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"V.G. Kiernan","offers":[{"title":"Verso Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-04-09","offer_id":44663266410751,"sku":"9781804291078","price":45.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_97edc7c7-8965-4b6d-92cd-9fb5a08bcf57.jpg?v=1704533347","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781804291078","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}