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| #1244628 in Books | Mcgill Queens Univ Pr | 1998-03-26 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.75 x5.00 x.75l,.71 | File type: PDF | 288 pages | ||5 of 10 people found the following review helpful.| A jumble of facts, pervaded with distaste for the subject.|By Donal A. O'Neill|It is unclear what the underlying intention of this book is, or why it was written in the first place. It is arranged around a series of themes associated with the subject of the title - "European Armies", Wars in specific geographical areas, "Civilisation and Barbarism", "The Dismantling of Empire"
V.G. Kiernan examines the manner in which the wars were conducted and their impact not only on the conquered societies but also on the societies which launched them. Kiernan addresses the ideology of empire - the concept of the civilizing mission, the triumph of civilization over barbarism - that the missionary organizations ardently supported. In reality, material profit was the prime motive, and he argues that colonialists and their propagandists did much to work up th...
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