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Africa and the Victorians

Author: Ronald Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 514

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Africa and the Victorians

Author: Ronald Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 514

Book Description

Africa and the Victorians

Author: Ronald Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780755624140
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 512

Book Description
"Imperialism in the eyes of the world is still Europe's original sin, even though the empires themselves have long since disappeared. Among the most egregious of imperial acts was Victorian Britain's seemingly random partition of Africa. In this classic work of history, a standard text for generations of students and historians now again available, the authors provide a unique account of the motives that went into the continent's partition. Distrusting mechanistic explanations in terms of economic growth or the European balance, the authors consider the intentions in the minds of the partitioners themselves. Decision by decision, the reasoning of Prime Ministers Gladstone, Salisbury and Rosebery, their advisors and opponents, is carefully analysed. The result is a history of 'imperialism in the making', not as it appeared to later commentators and historians, but as the empire-makers themselves experienced it from day to day. Featuring a new Foreword by Wm. Roger Louis, this new edition brings a classic work to a new generation and is essential reading for all students of nineteenth-century history."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Africa and the Victorians

Author: Ronald Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 519

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Africa and the Victorians

Author: Ronald Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 518

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Africa and the Victorians

Author: R.. Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 491

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The Victorian soldier in Africa

Author: Edward Spiers
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1847795463
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. The Victorian soldier in Africa re-examines the campaign experience of British soldiers in Africa during the period, 1874–1902 – the zenith of the Victorian imperial expansion – and does so from the perspective of the regimental soldier. The book utilises an unprecedented number of letters and diaries, written by regimental officers and other ranks, to allow soldiers to speak for themselves about their experience of colonial warfare. The sources demonstrate the adaptability of the British army in fighting in different climates, over demanding terrain and against a diverse array of enemies. They also uncover soldiers’ responses to army reforms of the era as well as the response to the introduction of new technologies of war. Moreover, the book provides commentary on soldiers’ views of commanding officers and politicians alongside assessment of war correspondents, colonial auxiliaries and African natives in their roles as bearers, allies and enemies. This book reveals new insights on imperial and racial attitudes within the army, on relations between soldiers and the media and the production of information and knowledge from frontline to homefront. It will make fascinating reading for students, academics and enthusiasts in imperial history, Victorian studies, military history and colonial warfare.