2017, ISBN: 184904807X

[EAN: 9781849048071], Neubuch, [PU: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, London], Hardcover. Western interventions today have much in common with the countless violent conflicts that have occurre… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781849048071], Neubuch, [PU: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, London], Hardcover. Western interventions today have much in common with the countless violent conflicts that have occurred on Europe's periphery since the conquest of the Americas in the sixteenth century. Like their predecessors, modern imperial wars are shaped especially by spatial features and by pronounced asymmetries of military organisation, resources, modes of warfare and cultures of violence between the respective parties. Today's imperial wars are essentially civil wars, in which Western powers are only one player among many. As ever, the Western military machine is proving incapable of resolving political strife through force, or of engaging opponents with no reason to offer conventional combat, who instead rely on guerrilla warfare and terrorism. And, as they always have, local populations pay the price for these shortcomings. Colonial Violence aims to offer, for the first time, a coherent explanation of the logic of violent hostilities within the context of European expansion. Walter's analysis reveals parallels between different empires and continuities spanning historical epochs. He concludes that recent Western military interventions, from Afghanistan to Mali, are not new wars, but stand in the 500-year-old tradition of transcultural violent conflict, under the specific conditions of colonialism. A comprehensive account of how Europeans have used violence to conquer, coerce and police in pursuit of imperialism and colonial settlement Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability., Books<

2017, ISBN: 9781849048071

Western interventions today have much in common with the countless violent conflicts that have occurred on Europe's periphery since the conquest of the Americas in the sixteenth century. … Mehr…

Western interventions today have much in common with the countless violent conflicts that have occurred on Europe's periphery since the conquest of the Americas in the sixteenth century. Like their predecessors, modern imperial wars are shaped especially by spatial features and by pronounced asymmetries of military organisation, resources, modes of warfare and cultures of violence between the respective parties. Today's imperial wars are essentially civil wars, in which Western powers are only one player among many. As ever, the Western military machine is proving incapable of resolving political strife through force, or of engaging opponents with no reason to offer conventional combat, who instead rely on guerrilla warfare and terrorism. And, as they always have, local populations pay the price for these shortcomings. Colonial Violence aims to offer, for the first time, a coherent explanation of the logic of violent hostilities within the context of European expansion. Walter's analysis reveals parallels between different empires and continuities spanning historical epochs. He concludes that recent Western military interventions, from Afghanistan to Mali, are not new wars, but stand in the 500-year-old tradition of transcultural violent conflict, under the specific conditions of colonialism. Books Dierk Walter|Hardback|C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd|02/11/2017, C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd<

ISBN: 9781849048071

Western interventions today have much in common with the countless violent conflicts that have occurred on Europe's periphery since the conquest of the Americas in the sixteenth century. … Mehr…

Western interventions today have much in common with the countless violent conflicts that have occurred on Europe's periphery since the conquest of the Americas in the sixteenth century. Like their predecessors, modern imperial wars are shaped especially by spatial features and by pronounced asymmetries of military organisation, resources, modes of warfare and cultures of violence between the respective parties. Today's imperial wars are essentially civil wars, in which Western powers are only one player among many. As ever, the Western military machine is proving incapable of resolving political strife through force, or of engaging opponents with no reason to offer conventional combat, who instead rely on guerrilla warfare and terrorism. And, as they always have, local populations pay the price for these shortcomings. Colonial Violence aims to offer, for the first time, a coherent explanation of the logic of violent hostilities within the context of European expansion. Walter's analysis reveals parallels between different empires and continuities spanning historical epochs. He concludes that recent Western military interventions, from Afghanistan to Mali, are not new wars, but stand in the 500-year-old tradition of transcultural violent conflict, under the specific conditions of colonialism. Books<

2017, ISBN: 9781849048071

C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, Relié, 352 Seiten, Publiziert: 2017-11-02T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Livre, Hersteller-Nr.: unknown, Livres anglais et étrangers, Boutiques, Livres, Violence e… Mehr…

C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, Relié, 352 Seiten, Publiziert: 2017-11-02T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Livre, Hersteller-Nr.: unknown, Livres anglais et étrangers, Boutiques, Livres, Violence et déviances, Questions de société, Sciences humaines, Thèmes, Personnages scientifiques, Sciences, Techniques et Médecine, Histoire, Colonisation, Grands thèmes, Actu, Politique et Société, C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2017<