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Indian Wars of Canada, Mexico and the United States, 1812-1900

By: Bruce Vandervort

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Indian Wars of Canada, Mexico and the United States, 1812-1900

By: Bruce Vandervort

Drawing on anthropology and ethnohistory as well as the ‘new military history’ Indian Wars of Mexico, Canada and the United States, 1812-1900 interprets and compares the way Indians and European Americans waged wars in Canada, Mexico, the USA and Yucatán during the nineteenth century. Fully illustrated with sixteen maps, detailing key Indian settlements and crucial battles, Bruce Vandervort rescues the New World Indian Wars from their exclusion from mainstream military history, and reveals how they are an integral part of global history. Indian Wars of Mexico, Canada and the United States: * provides a thorough examination of the strategies and tactics of resistance employed by Indian peoples of the USA which contrasts practices of warfare with the Métis (the French Canadian-Indian peoples), their Canadian-Indian allies, and the Yaqui and Mayan Indians of Mexico and Yucatán * presents a comparison of the experience of Indian tribes with concurrent resistance movements against European expansion in Africa, exposing how aspects of resistance that seem unique to the New World differ from those with broader implications * draws upon concepts used in recent rewritings of the history of imperial warfare in Africa and Asia, Vandervort also analyzes the conduct of the US Army in comparison with military practices and tactics adopted by colonialist conquests worldwide. This unique and fascinating study is a vital contribution to the study of military history but is also a valuable addition to the understanding of colonialism and attempts to resist it.

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Routledge

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1134590903

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Wars Of Imperial Conquest

By: Bruce Vandervort

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Wars Of Imperial Conquest

By: Bruce Vandervort

First Published in 1998. The aim of this book is to examine the origins and conduct of colonial warfare in Africa in the late nineteenth century, as far as possible from the perspectives both of the European invaders and the African resisters, and in the process to demonstrate the impact, both immediate and long-term, of these wars upon the societies, political structures and military theory and practice of both victors and vanquished. Vandervort has written this book with the student and general reader in mind; scholarly apparatus has been kept to a minimum. The book which follows takes as its point of departure the belief that we have now reached a point in our understanding of the military history of the partition of Africa where it is possible to begin to draw some meaningful general conclusions.

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Routledge

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1134223811

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Wars Of Imperial Conquest In Africa, 1830-1914

By: Bruce Vandervort

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Wars Of Imperial Conquest In Africa, 1830-1914

By: Bruce Vandervort

This work investigates the social, economic and political impact of the European colonial wars in Africa on both the victors and the vanquished. It examines the role of both the imperial powers and the African people who joined with or resisted them. Examining the experiences of Britain, France, Belgium, Germany, Portugal and Italy, it offers a comprehensive study of the military processes of conquest.; Adopting both indigenous and imperial perspectives, the author, explores how the historical memory of conquest and resistance has shaped the evolution of a modern African identity. It is aimed at students of imperial, commonwealth and military history, as well as African history.

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Routledge

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1135364648

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Indian Wars of Mexico, Canada and the United States, 1812-1900

By: Bruce Vandervort

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Indian Wars of Mexico, Canada and the United States, 1812-1900

By: Bruce Vandervort

Fully illustrated, this unique and fascinating study sheds new light on familiar events. Drawing on anthropology and ethnohistory as well as the 'new military history', this book interprets and compares the way Indians and European Americans waged wars in Canada, Mexico, the USA and Yucatán during the nineteenth century.

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New York : Routledge

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0415224713

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Balinese Temples

By: Julian Davison,Bruce Granquist

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Balinese Temples

By: Julian Davison,Bruce Granquist

This book is intended to provide a general introduction to the architectural symbolism of the Balinese temple by looking at some of the most interesting temple complexes on the island and describing their salient features in relation to Balinese ideas.

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Tuttle Publishing

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9625931961

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Modern Chinese Warfare, 1795-1989

By: Bruce A. Elleman

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Modern Chinese Warfare, 1795-1989

By: Bruce A. Elleman

Why did the Chinese empire collapse and why did it take so long for a new government to reunite China? Modern Chinese Warfare, 1795-1989 seeks to answer these questions by exploring the most important domestic and international conflicts over the past two hundred years, from the last half of the Qing empire through to modern day China. It reveals how most of China's wars during this period were fought to preserve unity in China, and examines their distinctly cyclical pattern of imperial decline, domestic chaos and finally the creation of a new unifying dynasty. By 1989 this cycle appeared complete, but the author asks how long this government will be able to hold power. Exposing China as an imperialist country, and one which has often manipulated western powers in its favour, Bruce Elleman seeks to redress the views of China as a victimised nation.

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Routledge

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1134610084

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Kill Jeff Davis

The Union Raid on Richmond, 1864

By: Bruce M. Venter

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Kill Jeff Davis

The Union Raid on Richmond, 1864

By: Bruce M. Venter

The ostensible goal of the controversial Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid on Richmond (February 28–March 3, 1864) was to free some 13,000 Union prisoners of war held in the Confederate capital. But orders found on the dead body of the raid’s subordinate commander, Colonel Ulric Dahlgren, point instead to a plot to capture or kill Confederate president Jefferson Davis and set Richmond ablaze. What really happened, and how and why, are debated to this day. Kill Jeff Davis offers a fresh look at the failed raid and mines newly discovered documents and little-known sources to provide definitive answers. In this detailed and deeply researched account of the most famous cavalry raid of the Civil War, author Bruce M. Venter describes an expedition that was carefully planned but poorly executed. A host of factors foiled the raid: bad weather, poor logistics, inadequate command and control, ignorance of the terrain, the failures of supporting forces, and the leaders’ personal and professional shortcomings. Venter delves into the background and consequences of the debacle, beginning with the political maneuvering orchestrated by commanding brigadier general Judson Kilpatrick to persuade President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton to approve the raid. Venter’s examination of the relationship between Kilpatrick and Brigadier General George A. Custer illuminates the reasons why the flamboyant Custer was excluded from the Richmond raid. In a lively narrative describing the multiple problems that beset the raiders, Kill Jeff Davis uncovers new details about the African American guide whom Dahlgren ordered hanged; the defenders of the Confederate capital, who were not just the “old men and young boys” of popular lore; and General Benjamin F. Butler’s expedition to capture Davis, as well as Custer’s diversionary raid on Charlottesville. Venter’s thoughtful reinterpretations and well-reasoned observations put to rest many myths and misperceptions. He tells, at last, the full story of this hotly contested moment in Civil War history.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806155493

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Frustrated Ambition

General Vicente Lim and the Philippine Military Experience, 1910–1944

By: Richard Bruce Meixsel

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Frustrated Ambition

General Vicente Lim and the Philippine Military Experience, 1910–1944

By: Richard Bruce Meixsel

Vicente Podico Lim (1888–1944) was once his country’s best-known soldier. The first Filipino to graduate from West Point and a graduate of the U.S. Army War College, Lim figured in every significant military development in the Philippines during his thirty years in uniform. Frustrated Ambition is the first in-depth biography of this forgotten figure, whose career paralleled the early-twentieth-century history of the Philippine military. As independence seemed increasingly likely for the Philippines in the 1930s, Lim positioned himself to take a leading role in developing armed forces for a sovereign nation. But as Lim maneuvered behind the scenes, Manuel L. Quezon, soon to be the commonwealth president, revealed that he had invited General Douglas MacArthur to serve as military adviser to the Philippines. Frustrated Ambition corrects the conventional historical narrative of events thereafter—one that emphasizes the failure of the nascent Philippine military under MacArthur and inflates the general’s heroic role in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor. Richard Bruce Meixsel restores Lim as the then-recognized leader of the opposition to MacArthur’s mission, and shows how Lim took the Philippine Army in a more tenable direction as MacArthur’s military system foundered. World War II brought Lim to the fore. While MacArthur directed his troops from Corregidor, Lim commanded a division on Bataan that may have suffered more combat losses at the battle of Abucay than did all American units on Bataan during the entire campaign. When the U.S. high command turned its efforts to evacuating the Philippine Islands, Lim began to prepare for the ensuing underground struggle against the Japanese—a fight that cost him his life. By recounting Vicente Lim’s career, Frustrated Ambition illuminates forgotten episodes in Philippine history, offers new perspectives on military affairs during the American occupation, and recovers the story of Filipino soldiers whose service changed the course of their country’s military history.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806160764

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Rules and Unruliness

Canadian Regulatory Democracy, Governance, Capitalism, and Welfarism

By: G. Bruce Doern,Michael J. Prince,Richard J. Schultz

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Rules and Unruliness

Canadian Regulatory Democracy, Governance, Capitalism, and Welfarism

By: G. Bruce Doern,Michael J. Prince,Richard J. Schultz

A critical examination of Canadian regulatory governance and politics over the past fifty years, Rules and Unruliness builds on the theory and practice of rule-making to show why government "unruliness" - the inability to form rules and implement structures for compliance - is endemic and increasing. Analyzing regulatory politics and governance in Canada from the beginning of Pierre Trudeau's era to Stephen Harper's government, the authors present a compelling argument that current regulation of the economy, business, and markets are no longer adequate to protect Canadians. They examine rules embedded in public spending programs and rules regarding political parties and parliamentary government. They also look at regulatory capitalism to elucidate how Canada and most other advanced economies can be characterized by co-governance and co-regulation between governments, corporations, and business interest groups. Bringing together literature on public policy, regulation, and democracy, Rules and Unruliness is the first major study to show how and why increasing unruliness affects not only the regulation of economic affairs, but also the social welfare state, law and order, parliamentary democracy, and the changing face of global capitalism.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773590412

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9780773590410

Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Age

1776--1914 Equipment, Combat Skills and Tactics

By: Robert B. Bruce

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Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Age

1776--1914 Equipment, Combat Skills and Tactics

By: Robert B. Bruce

Contains 20 full-color tactical maps and accounts of key battles, including the Siege of Yorktown (1781), the amphibious assault on Valdivia (1820), the battle of Isly (1844), the defense of the Alamo (1836), the retreat from Kabul (1842), Little Big Horn (1876), Omdurman (1898), and many more"--Back jacket

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Macmillan

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031259092X

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Indian Wars of Canada, Mexico and the United States, 1812-1900

By: Bruce Vandervort

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Indian Wars of Canada, Mexico and the United States, 1812-1900

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1134590911

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Wars Of Imperial Conquest

By: Bruce Vandervort

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Wars Of Imperial Conquest

By: Bruce Vandervort

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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1134223749

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Victor Griffuelhes and French Syndicalism, 1895-1922

By: Bruce Vandervort

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Victor Griffuelhes and French Syndicalism, 1895-1922

By: Bruce Vandervort

Haughty and imperious despite his humble birth, a gifted orator and propagandist, and a born organizer of strikes and demonstrations, Victor Griffuelhes was the first French labor leader of genuine working-class origins to achieve national stature. An artisan shoemaker, Griffuelhes served from 1901 to 1909 as the general secretary of France's largest trade-union organization, the General Confederation of Labor, or CGT, as it is known from its French initials. In this study, based largely on French archival sources and contemporary printed materials, Bruce Vandervort examines Griffuelhes' growth as a labor radical in the context of the enormous changes in the industry and economy of France in the early years of this century. It was a time when French artisans were struggling to find a role for themselves in a world where mass-production methods were threatening their livelihoods and sense of self-worth, and where all French workers were seeking ways to establish and preserve their political and economic rights. By tracing Griffuelhes' life over a span that encapsulates the history of French organized labor from the Paris Commune to the Russian Revolution, Vandervort offers a fresh perspective on the syndicalist movement in France.

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0807120456

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Wars of Imperial Conquest in Africa, 1830-1914

By: Bruce Vandervort

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Wars of Imperial Conquest in Africa, 1830-1914

By: Bruce Vandervort

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1857284879

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Immortal Combat

Portrait of a True Warrior

By: Bruce Thomas

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Immortal Combat

Portrait of a True Warrior

By: Bruce Thomas

A complete overview of all aspects of combat, from the primitive to the cutting-edge, Immortal Combat uses Bruce Lee’s life and work as a martial artist to examine the crucial differences between the soldier and the warrior. It draws an analogy between the ambitions of the competitive, ego-driven martial sportsman, typified by the career of karate champion Joe Lewis, and the spiritual aims of the martial artist, personified by the life of Morehei Ueshiba, the founder of aikido. Bruce Lee represents the man torn between his ambitions and his art, who somehow has to reconcile the two. The book argues that the path of the martial artist is that of self-mastery and self-knowledge, while the ambition of the martial sportsman is to set himself above and apart from others. This thought-provoking read moves beyond the popular image of Bruce Lee as an action hero, placing his life and legacy in a deeper context.

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Blue Snake Books

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1583941738

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Bruce Lee: Fighting Words

By: Bruce Thomas

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Bruce Lee: Fighting Words

By: Bruce Thomas

Don’t think – Feel!" This is the wisdom that Bruce Lee impelled his students to follow. Even 30 years after his death, Bruce Lee remains a legend the world over. His writings and biographies continue to sell and his millions of fans worldwide are always eager for new and interesting information on him. This collection picks up where the popular Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit left off. Comprised of a series of short, pithy selections including anecdotes, interviews, and short essays, the book reflects the many facets of a complex man with two distinctly different sides that were often in conflict. Bruce Lee, superstar and icon, the most exciting screen presence of his day, the most innovative martial artist of the modern era . . . and Bruce Lee, the flawed human and unfulfilled philosopher. In words and pictures, the book offers a reappraisal of Lee's tragic early death and insights into the underlying philosophy that made him a unique talent. Features 16 black and white photos.

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Frog Books

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1583941258

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Looking for Bruce Conner

By: Kevin Hatch,Bruce Conner

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Looking for Bruce Conner

By: Kevin Hatch,Bruce Conner

In a career that spanned five decades, most of them spent in San Francisco, Bruce Conner (1933--2008) produced a unique body of work that refused to be contained by medium or style. Whether making found-footage films, hallucinatory ink-blot graphics, enigmatic collages, or assemblages from castoffs, Conner took up genres as quickly as he abandoned them. His movements within San Francisco's counter-cultural scenes were similarly free-wheeling; at home in beat poetry, punk music, and underground film circles, he never completely belonged to any of them. Bruce Conner belonged to Bruce Conner. Twice he announced his own death; during the last years of his life he produced a series of pseudonymous works after announcing his 'retirement.' In this first book-length study of Conner's enormously influential but insufficiently understood career, Kevin Hatch explores Conner's work as well as his position on the geographical, cultural, and critical margins. Hatch finds a set of abiding concerns that inform Conner's wide-ranging works and changing personas. A deep anxiety pervades the work, reflecting a struggle between private, unknowable, interior experience and a duplicitous world of received images and false appearances. The profane and the sacred, the comic and the tragic, the enigmatic and the universal: each of these antinomies is pushed to the breaking point in Conner's work..."--Publisher's description.

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MIT Press

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0262016818

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9780262016810

Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit

By: Bruce Thomas

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Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit

By: Bruce Thomas

This is the only independent biography of Bruce Lee, and it is complete in terms of both the martial arts and the movies.

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Frog Books

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1883319250

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WORKS OF MICHAEL BRUCE ED W/ME

By: Michael 1746-1767 Bruce,Alexander Balloch 1827-1899 Grosart

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WORKS OF MICHAEL BRUCE ED W/ME

By: Michael 1746-1767 Bruce,Alexander Balloch 1827-1899 Grosart

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Wentworth Press

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1371214956

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9781371214951

Bruce Lee

Fighting Talk

By: Bruce Thomas

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Bruce Lee

Fighting Talk

By: Bruce Thomas

This is a compilation of anecdotes, interviews and essays that were not included in the author's full-length Bruce Lee biography, Fighting Spirit, reflecting the many faces of a complex man - Bruce Lee: celebrity and icon, the greatest movie star of his day, the most innovative martial artist of the modern era, and Bruce Lee: the flawed human and unfulfilled philosopher.

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Bentwyck Henry Publishers Limited

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1904538002

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