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Networks of domination, the social foundations of peripheral conquest in international politics, Paul K. Macdonald

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Networks of domination, the social foundations of peripheral conquest in international politics, Paul K. Macdonald

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-306) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Networks of domination

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

866563792

Responsibility statement

Paul K. Macdonald

Sub title

the social foundations of peripheral conquest in international politics

Summary

Conquest on the margins of the international state system cannot be adequately explained by military or technological superiority alone, this book claims, examining British conquest in Southern Africa, the Niger delta, and India in the 19th century as examples

Table Of Contents

Introduction-"streams of blood turned into rivers": the puzzle of peripheral conquest in international politics -- "We have got the Maxim gun": military superiority and peripheral conquest -- Networks of domination: the social foundations of peripheral conquest -- "The pressure of insupportable evils": social ties and the conquest of India -- "All most cheerfully touched the symbol of peace": turbulent frontiers and conquest in Southern Africa -- "Drawing lines upon maps": commerce and conquest in the Niger delta -- "Put an Iraqi face on it": social ties and the occupation of Iraq -- Conclusion--"Vanquished by its own victory": the future of peripheral conquest

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