Small Wars, Far Away Places by Michael Burleigh
This is a trenchant and thought-provoking account of the death of empire by one of our finest historians. The collapse of Western colonial empires after the Second World War led to any number of vicious struggles for power 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 struggles. He takes us on a historical journey from Palestine to Pakistan, from Cuba to Indo-China and reframes mid-20th 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.
Michael Burleigh is a historian and commentator. His books include the bestselling The Third Reich: A New History, which won the Samuel Johnson Prize; Small Wars, Far Away Places, which was longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, The Best of Times, The Worst of Times and Day of the Assassins. He writes regularly for the The Times, Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday on international affairs and has also won a British Film Institute Award for Archival Achievement and a New York Film and Television Festival Award Bronze Medal. A Professor of Modern History, Michael was the first appointed Engelsberg Chair of History and International Relations at LSE IDEAS from 2019 to 2020, which is an annual distinguished visiting professorship, delivering public lectures to LSE's foreign policy think tank. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780230768871 |
| ISBN 10 | 0230768873 |
| Title | Small Wars, Far Away Places |
| Author | Michael Burleigh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2013-04-11 |
| Number of pages | 592 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize 2013 (UK) |
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