Empires and Indigenes :: intercultural alliance, imperial expansion, and warfare in the early modern world /

The early modern period (c. 1500-1800) of world history is characterized by the establishment and aggressive expansion of European empires, and warfare between imperial powers and Indigenous peoples was a central component of the quest for global dominance. From the Portuguese in Africa to the Russi...

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Weitere Verfasser: Lee, Wayne E., 1965- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : New York University Press, ©2011.
Schriftenreihe:Warfare and culture series.
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Zusammenfassung:The early modern period (c. 1500-1800) of world history is characterized by the establishment and aggressive expansion of European empires, and warfare between imperial powers and Indigenous peoples was a central component of the quest for global dominance. From the Portuguese in Africa to the Russians and Ottomans in Central Asia, empire builders could not avoid military interactions with Native populations, and many discovered that imperial expansion was impossible without the cooperation, and, in some cases, alliances with the natives they encountered in the new worlds they sought to rule.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vii, 295 pages :)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814753095
0814753094
9780814765272
0814765270

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