Guardians of Empire
Subtitle: The Armed Forces of the Colonial Powers c. 1700-1964 (Studies in Imperialism)
Contributors: David Killingray (Editor); David Omissi (Editor)
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: March 16, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780719057342
Subjects: Imperialism; Warfare & Defence; World history; Armies; History - Military / War; History: World; ASIA; Military - General; Modern - General; History / Asia; Asia - General; Armies, Colonial; History
Description: "Guardians of empire explores the ways in which armies and armed forces were involved in the making, the maintenance and the loss of overseas empire." "The volume ranges widely in time and space. Besides chapters on the British Empire in Africa, Asia and Oceania, there are also essays on Algeria, the Dutch East Indies, the Germans in Africa and the American Empire in the Pacific. While not neglecting the traditional concerns of the military historian, the book also explores some of the themes of the 'new' military history, including gender and sexuality, race and discipline and the policing of the labour trade. The book will interest scholars working on the interaction between armed forces, politics and society in the colonial context."--Jacket.