War and Empire in Mauritius and the Indian Ocean
Author | : Ashley Jackson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Decolonization |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Ashley Jackson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Decolonization |
ISBN | : |
Author | : A. Jackson |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2001-08-08 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1403919542 |
By examining Mauritius and the Indian Ocean, this unique synthesis of imperial and naval/military history, reveals the depths of colonial involvement in the Second World War and the role of colonies in British strategic planning from the eighteenth century. In the century of total war, the British Empire was fully mobilized. The Mauritian home front became regimented, troops were recruited for service overseas, the Eastern fleet guarded the Indian Ocean, and Mauritius became a base for SOE operations and intelligence-gathering for Bletchley.
Author | : Ashley Jackson |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 640 |
Release | : 2006-03-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0826440495 |
In 1939 Hitler went to war not just with Great Britain; he also went to war with the whole of the British Empire, the greatest empire that there had ever been. In the years since 1945 that empire has disappeared, and the crucial fact that the British Empire fought together as a whole during the war has been forgotten. All the parts of the empire joined the struggle and were involved in it from the beginning, undergoing huge changes and sometimes suffering great losses as a result. The war in the desert, the defence of Malta and the Malayan campaign, and the contribution of the empire as a whole in terms of supplies, communications and troops, all reflect the strategic importance of Britain's imperial status. Men and women not only from Australia, New Zealand and India but from many parts of Africa and the Middle East all played their part. Winston Churchill saw the war throughout in imperial terms. The British Empire and the Second World War emphasises a central fact about the Second World War that is often forgotten.
Author | : Sarah E. Clark-Schmidt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Stephen Taylor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2007-01-01 |
Genre | : France |
ISBN | : 9780571224661 |
An account of maritime losses in the Indian Ocean in 1808 and 1809, in which fourteen East Indiamen carrying saltpetre for the Peninsular campaign were lost to a combination of storms, shipwreck and enemy action.
Author | : Sujit Sivasundaram |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 497 |
Release | : 2021-05-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 022679041X |
"Per the UK publisher William Collins's promotional copy: "There is a quarter of this planet which is often forgotten in the histories that are told in the West. This quarter is an oceanic one, pulsating with winds and waves, tides and coastlines, islands and beaches. The Indian and Pacific Oceans constitute that forgotten quarter, brought together here for the first time in a sustained work of history." More specifically, Sivasundaram's aim in this book is to revisit the Age of Revolutions and Empire from the perspective of the Global South. Waves Across the South ranges from the Arabian Sea across the Indian Ocean to the Bay of Bengal, and onward to the South Pacific and Australia's Tasman Sea. As the Western empires (Dutch, French, but especially British) reached across these vast regions, echoes of the European revolutions rippled through them and encountered a host of indigenous political developments. Sivasundaram also opens the door to new and necessary conversations about environmental history in addition to the consequences of historical violence, the extraction of resources, and the indigenous futures that Western imperialism cut short"--
Author | : Paul Joseph |
Publisher | : SAGE Publications |
Total Pages | : 3831 |
Release | : 2016-06-15 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1483359913 |
Traditional explorations of war look through the lens of history and military science, focusing on big events, big battles, and big generals. By contrast, The SAGE Encyclopedia of War: Social Science Perspective views war through the lens of the social sciences, looking at the causes, processes and effects of war and drawing from a vast group of fields such as communication and mass media, economics, political science and law, psychology and sociology. Key features include: More than 650 entries organized in an A-to-Z format, authored and signed by key academics in the field Entries conclude with cross-references and further readings, aiding the researcher further in their research journeys An alternative Reader’s Guide table of contents groups articles by disciplinary areas and by broad themes A helpful Resource Guide directing researchers to classic books, journals and electronic resources for more in-depth study This important and distinctive work will be a key reference for all researchers in the fields of political science, international relations and sociology.
Author | : Darshana M Baruah |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2024-08-27 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 030027713X |
A major new examination of the Indian Ocean, revealing how the region has become a hotly contested geopolitical flashpoint Throughout history, the Indian Ocean has been an essential space for trade, commerce, and culture. Every European power has sought to dominate it. Now, after a lull in the postwar period, control of major shipping routes has once again become a critical aspect of every rising state’s ambition to be a global power. Darshana M. Baruah shows how governments from Washington, DC, to Nairobi and Canberra are expanding their interests in the region. The Indian Ocean is resource rich, strategically placed, and home to over two billion people. Island nations have become more important than ever, with Madagascar forming ties with Russia and the Comoros with Saudi Arabia. It is also through the region that China engages with Africa and the Middle East. This is a compelling account of the geopolitical significance of the Indian Ocean—showing how the region has taken centre stage in a new global contest.
Author | : David Vine |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2011-01-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0691149836 |
David Vine recounts how the British & US governments created the Diego Garcia base, making the native Chagossians homeless in the process. He details the strategic significance of this remote location & also describes recent efforts by the exiles to regain their territory.
Author | : Santanu Das |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 495 |
Release | : 2018-09-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107081580 |
This is the first cultural and literary history of India and the First World War, with archival research from Europe and South Asia.