The European Colonial Empires: 1815-1919

For courses in Imperial history.

The European Empires is about the conquest, occupation, organization and exploitation of European colonies in the 19th century. It has an extremely broad coverage and includes all of the major European powers, including the Netherlands, France, England, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Russia. Taking a comparative approach, the text looks at the successes and failures of each administration.

Author: H. L. Wesseling
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 06/03/2004
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.20w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9780582095519

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2005 pg. 1464

About the Author

H. L. Wesseling is Emeritus Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Leiden and was the founder and first director of its Centre for the History of European Expansion.

His previous titles include Divide and Rule: The Partition of Africa (1996) and Imperialism and Colonialism: Essays on the History of European Expansion (1997).