Soldiers and settlers in Africa, 1850-1918 /

Soldiers and settlers in Africa, 1850-1918 /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Description:	xiii, 339 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	History of warfare, 1385-7827 ; v. 56 Brill ebook titles History of warfare ; v. 56.
Subject:	Great Britain. -- Army -- History -- 19th century. Great Britain. -- Army -- History -- 20th century. Great Britain. -- Army. Soldiers -- Africa -- History -- 19th century. Soldiers -- Africa -- History -- 20th century. British colonies. Soldiers. Africa -- History, Military -- 19th century. Africa -- History, Military -- 20th century. Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- Africa -- 19th century. Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- Africa -- 20th century. Africa. History. Military history.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9354170

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Other authors / contributors:	Miller, Stephen M., 1964-
ISBN:	9789004177512 (hardback : alk. paper) 9004177515 (hardback : alk. paper) 9789047444794 (electronic book)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Available to subscribing member institutions only.

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Summary:	The essays in this volume concentrate on imperial conflict. Until recently, most historians of empire have concerned themselves with economic issues. More recently, scholarship has turned to social and cultural aspects of Empire. The role of the military, however, continues to be largely ignored. Historians have traditionally viewed the military as an arm of the civil power, an institution which did not create policy but faithfully obeyed the directives given to it. These essays show that indeed the military thought for itself: its officers made policy, introduced new strategies and tactics, and utilized the services of local settlers and indigenes to pursue the interests of empire, and the rank and file informed ideas in Great Britain concerning Africa and Africans.<br>Contributors are Edward M. Spiers, Ian F.W. Beckett, Bill Nasson, John Laband, Paul Thompson, Fransjohan Pretorius, Tim Stapleton, Ian van der Waag, James Thomas, Jeffrey Meriwether, and Bruce Vandervort.
Physical Description:	xiii, 339 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9789004177512 9004177515 9789047444794
ISSN:	1385-7827 ;
Access:	Available to subscribing member institutions only.