03378nam 2200565 450 991029703770332120231211180728.01-5261-3791-710.7765/9781526137913(CKB)4100000007277029(NjHacI)994100000007277029(DE-B1597)660189(DE-B1597)9781526137913(EXLCZ)99410000000727702920230426d2004 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Victorian soldier in Africa /Edward M. SpiersManchester :Manchester University Press,2004.1 online resource (224 pages)Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- 1. Fighting the Asante -- 2. Campaigning in southern Africa -- 3. Battling the Boers -- 4. Intervention in Egypt -- 5. Engaging the Mahdists -- 6. The Gordon relief expedition -- 7. Trekking through Bechuanaland -- 8. Reconquering the Sudan -- 9. Re-engaging the Boers -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.The Victorian Soldier in Africa re-examines the campaign experience of British soldiers in Africa during the period, 1874--1902-the zenith of the Victorian imperial expansion-and does so from the perspective of the regimental soldier. The book utilises an unprecedented number of letters and diaries, written by regimental officers and other ranks, to allow soldiers to speak for themselves about their experience of colonial warfare. The sources demonstrate the adaptability of the British army in fighting in different climates, over demanding terrain and against a diverse array of enemies. They also uncover soldiers' responses to army reforms of the era as well as the response to the introduction of new technologies of war. Moreover, the book provides commentary on soldiers' views of commanding officers and politicians alongside assessment of war correspondents, colonial auxiliaries and African natives in their roles as bearers, allies and enemies. This book reveals new insights on imperial and racial attitudes within the army, on relations between soldiers and the media and the production of information and knowledge from frontline to homefront. It will make fascinating reading for students, academics and enthusiasts in imperial history, Victorian studies, military history and colonial warfare.Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralbisacshGreat BritainHistoryAfricaHistory, Military19th centuryAfrica.British army.British soldiers.Victorian imperial expansion.army reforms.colonial warfare.diaries.new war technologies.regimental officers.regimental soldier.HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General.355.10941Spiers Edward M.800976NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910297037703321Victorian soldier in Africa1802334UNINA05267nam 2200721 450 991078807960332120230427222325.00-19-935071-X0-19-935070-1(CKB)2670000000578310(EBL)1876215(SSID)ssj0001381322(PQKBManifestationID)12594159(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001381322(PQKBWorkID)11391859(PQKB)10792750(MiAaPQ)EBC1876215(Au-PeEL)EBL1876215(CaPaEBR)ebr10991535(CaONFJC)MIL665246(OCoLC)897645637(EXLCZ)99267000000057831020141008h20152015 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGreat catastrophe Armenians and Turks in the shadow of genocide /Thomas de WaalNew York, New York :Oxford University Press,[2015]©20151 online resource (313 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-935069-8 1-322-33964-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.MAP 1: THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE IN 1914 -- MAP 2: TURKEY IN 2014 -- INTRODUCTION: REQUIEM IN DIYARBAKIR -- THE CATASTROPHE -- THE HISTORY -- FROM VAN TO LAUSANNE -- ASPECTS OF FORGETTING -- POST-WAR POLITICS -- AWAKENING -- ASSAILING TURKEY -- A TURKISH THAW -- INDEPENDENT ARMENIA -- THE PROTOCOLS -- HIDDEN HISTORIES IN DIYARBAKIR -- TWO MEMORIALS IN ISTANBUL."The destruction of the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire in 1915-16 was a brutal mass crime that prefigured other genocides in the 20th century. By various estimates, more than a million Armenians were killed and the survivors were scattered across the world. Although it is now a century old, the issue of what most of the world calls the Armenian Genocide of 1915 has not been consigned to history. It is a live and divisive political issue that mobilizes Armenians across the world, touches the identity and politics of modern Turkey, and has consumed the attention of U.S. politicians for years. In Great Catastrophe, the eminent scholar and reporter Thomas de Waal looks at the changing narratives and politics of the Armenian Genocide and tells the story of recent efforts by courageous Armenians, Kurds, and Turks to come to terms with the disaster as Turkey enters a new post-Kemalist era. The story of what happened to the Armenians in 1915-16 is well-known. Here we are told the much less well-known story of what happened to Armenians, Kurds, and Turks in its aftermath. First Armenians were divided between the Soviet Union and a worldwide diaspora, with different generations and communities of Armenians constructing new identities, while bitter intra-Armenian quarrels sometimes broke out into violence. In Turkey, the Armenian issue was initially forgotten and suppressed, only to return to the political agenda in the context of the Cold War, an outbreak of Armenian terrorism in the 1970s and the growth of modern 'identity politics' in the age of genocide-consciousness. In the last decade, Turkey has begun to confront its taboos and finally face up to the Armenian issue. New, more sophisticated histories are being written of the deportations of 1915, now with the collaboration of Turkish scholars. In Turkey itself there has been an astonishing revival of oral history, with tens of thousands of people coming out of the shadows to reveal a long-suppressed Armenian identity. However, a normalization process between the Armenian and Turkish states broke down in 2010. Drawing on archival sources, reportage and moving personal stories, de Waal tells the full story of Armenian-Turkish relations since the Genocide in all its extraordinary twists and turns. He strips away the propaganda to look both at the realities of a terrible historical crime and also the divisive 'politics of genocide' it produced. The book throws light not only on our understanding of Armenian-Turkish relations but also of how mass atrocities and historical tragedies shape contemporary politics"--Provided by publisher.Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923InfluenceArmenian Genocide, 1915-1923Political aspectsMemoryPolitical aspectsArmeniaMemoryPolitical aspectsTurkeyCollective memoryTurkeyGenocidePolitical aspectsCase studiesArmeniaRelationsTurkeyTurkeyRelationsArmeniaTurkeyEthnic relationsArmenian Genocide, 1915-1923Influence.Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923Political aspects.MemoryPolitical aspectsMemoryPolitical aspectsCollective memoryGenocidePolitical aspects956.6/20154HIS003000HIS012000HIS037070bisacshDe Waal Thomas688361MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788079603321Great catastrophe3783130UNINA