Imperialism and its Contradictions

V.G. Kiernan is recognised as one of the most remarkable historians of the 20th. Sensitive to the tragic and ironic character of human history, he addresses the origins, consequences and legacies of modern imperialism and colonialism.

V.G. Kiernan is Professor Emeritus of Modern History at the University of Edinburgh and the author of many books including The Lords of Human Kind, Marxism andImperialism, European Empires from Conquest to Collapse and America: The New Imperialism.Harvey J. Kaye is the Ben and Joyce Rosenberg Professor of Social Change and Development and Director of the Center for History and Social Change at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He is the author of The Education of Desire and co-editor of The American Radical.

Introduction: Imperialism and Its Legacies; Modern Capitalism and Its Shepherds; Development, Imperialism and Some Misconceptions; Colonial Africa and Its Armies; Europe and the World: The Imperial Record; Imperialism and Revolution.