Across the globe, the 19th century signaled the high renaissance of Western
Imperialism, with England, France, and other European nations ruling more and
more territory. With all their power, it may have seemed that the Europeans
pressed forward unchecked, but it was not so: native militias often defeated
those who would possess their homelands, sometimes quite spectacularly.
Maintaining control of overseas empires began to put an enormous strain on the
home economies of all imperial powers--and when the Great War loomed, they
looked increasingly fragile. From the great African land rush and the Russian
advance over Central Asia to British expansion and American imperialism, this
gripping story, told
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9780304352715
Language English
Binding Hard Bound
Publisher Continuum International Publishing Group