Small Wars, Far Away Places
€26.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780330529488 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Burleigh |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 608 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.670 |
| Publishing Date | 13/03/2014 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €25.38 |
| Tax | €1.52 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €26.90 |
| Availability | 1 unit in external warehouse |
Product Description
The collapse of Western colonial empires in the twenty years after the Second World War led to a series of vicious struggles for power - in Africa, Asia and the Middle East - whose bloody consequences haunt us still.
Acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh''s brilliant analytic skills and clear eye for common themes underpins this powerful account of those conflicts. He takes us on a historical journey from Algeria to Cuba, from Malaysia to Palestine, and from Kenya to Vietnam and, in so doing, he reframes mid-twentieth-century history by forcing us to look away from the Cold War to the hot wars that continue to afflict us.
The result is a dazzling work of history, which examines the death of colonialism with passion, insight and genuine understanding of what it feels like to be caught in the middle of realpolitik.