Empires and Indigenes : Intercultural Alliance, Imperial Expansion, and Warfare in the Early Modern World /

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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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Aksan, Virginia H. (Contribuidor), Jones, David R. (Contribuidor), Kars, Marjoleine (Contribuidor), Lee, Wayne E. (Contribuidor, Editor ), Meuwese, Mark (Contribuidor), Peers, Douglas M. (Contribuidor), Plank, Geoffrey (Contribuidor), Pulsipher, Jenny Hale (Contribuidor), Thornton, John K. (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2011]
Colección:Warfare and Culture ; 1
Temas:
Imperialism.
Indigenous peoples.
HISTORY / Modern / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Maps
  • 1. Projecting Power in the Early Modern World
  • I. Military, Cultural, and Diplomatic Exchange in the Imperial-Indigenous Encounter
  • 2. Gaining the Diplomatic Edge
  • 3. The Military Revolution of Native North America
  • 4. Revolution, Evolution, or Devolution
  • II. Warrior Peoples and Uniform Recruits in Old World Empires
  • 5. Muscovite-Nomad Relations on the Steppe Frontier before 1800 and the Development of Russia's "Inclusive" Imperialism
  • 6. Ottoman Ethnographies of Warfare, 1500-1800
  • III. Variations: Types of Indigenous-Imperial Alliances in the Atlantic Empires
  • 7. Firearms, Diplomacy, and Conquest in Angola
  • 8. The Opportunities and Limits of Ethnic Soldiering
  • 9. Deploying Tribes and Clans
  • 10. "Cleansing the Land"
  • Contributors
  • Index

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