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The collapse of Western colonial empires in the twenty years after the Second World War led to a series of vicious struggles for power - in Africa, Asia and the Middle East - whose bloody consequences haunt us still. Acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh's brilliant analytic skills and clear eye for common themes underpins this powerful account of those conflicts. He takes us on a historical journey from Algeria to Cuba, from Malaysia to Palestine, and from Kenya to Vietnam and, in so doing, he reframes mid-twentieth-century history by forcing us to look away from the Cold War to the hot wars that continue to afflict us. The result is a dazzling work of history, which examines the death of colonialism with passion, insight and genuine understanding of what it feels like to be caught in the middle of realpolitik.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Full title: Small Wars, Far Away Places
• Author: Michael Burleigh
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 608
• EAN: 9780330529488
• ISBN: 033052948X
• ID: 02226280
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Weight: 418 g
• Dimensions: 199 × 130 × 39 mm
• Date of publishing: 13. March 2014

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