Wars of Imperial Conquest in Africa, 1830-1914

by Bruce Vandervort

Overview

"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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780253211781
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Publication date:	03/26/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Bruce Vandervort is Associate Professor of Modern European and African History, Virginia Military Institute.

Table of Contents

Preface
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
Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

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

William B. Cohen