Empires of Violence: Massacre in a Revolutionary Age

Empires of Violence: Massacre in a Revolutionary Age - Hardcover

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Empires of Violence: Massacre in a Revolutionary Age - Hardcover

Empires of Violence: Massacre in a Revolutionary Age - Hardcover

by Philip Dwyer , Barbara Alice Mann , Nigel Penn
$113.40
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Book Overview

Violence was a constant on all colonial frontiers, from the British expansion into the Australian and African continents, to the expansion of the United States and the Napoleonic Empire's many incursions into Europe. Yet how did the forms of violence perpetrated in these four corners of the world compare? Did the oppression and exploitation of colonized peoples constitute a new form of violence? Or was it the same that Europeans had always used against conquered peoples?

In this book, four experts specializing in four different regions of the world come together to interrogate the violence committed against Indigenous peoples between 1780 and 1820. Showing how violence and massacre were a tool at the disposal of the colonizer, and often used to subjugate unruly populations, they examine the changing nature of warfare and killing from both a European and Indigenous perspective. Empires of Violence shows how race, othering and fear were maintained and buoyed by violence, in spite of prevailing discourses on humanitarianism, civilization and progress.
ISBN9781350538641
Author Philip Dwyer , Barbara Alice Mann , Nigel Penn
PublisherBloomsbury Academic
GenreHistory
FormatHardcover
PublishedOctober 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages344
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Empires of Violence: Massacre in a Revolutionary Age

Empires of Violence: Massacre in a Revolutionary Age - Hardcover

Empires of Violence: Massacre in a Revolutionary Age - Hardcover

By Philip Dwyer, Barbara Alice Mann, and Nigel Penn
About Philip Dwyer
Philip Dwyer is Emeritus Professor of History at University of Newcastle, Australia, and former Director of the Centre for the History of Violence. Barbara Alice Mann is Emeritus Professor of Humanities in the Jesup Scott Honors College at the University of Toledo, USA. Nigel Penn is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Lyndall Ryan was Emeritus Professor of History at University of Newcastle, Australia.
About Barbara Alice Mann
Philip Dwyer is Emeritus Professor of History at University of Newcastle, Australia, and former Director of the Centre for the History of Violence. Barbara Alice Mann is Emeritus Professor of Humanities in the Jesup Scott Honors College at the University of Toledo, USA. Nigel Penn is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Lyndall Ryan was Emeritus Professor of History at University of Newcastle, Australia.
About Nigel Penn
Philip Dwyer is Emeritus Professor of History at University of Newcastle, Australia, and former Director of the Centre for the History of Violence. Barbara Alice Mann is Emeritus Professor of Humanities in the Jesup Scott Honors College at the University of Toledo, USA. Nigel Penn is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Lyndall Ryan was Emeritus Professor of History at University of Newcastle, Australia.

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