Conquest : how societies overwhelm others / David Day.
Conquest : how societies overwhelm others / David Day.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N303.66/ 66
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English
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Physical content
xiii, 288 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Staking a Legal Claim -- 2. The Power of Maps -- 3. Claiming by Naming -- 4. Supplanting the Savages -- 5. By Right of Conquest -- 6. Defending the Conquered Territory -- 7. Foundation Stories -- 8. Tilling the Soil -- 9. The Genocidal Imperative -- 10. Peopling the Land -- 11. The Never-Ending J...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"The history of the world has been the history of peoples on the move, as they occupy new lands and establish their claims over them. Almost invariably, this has meant the violent dispossession of the previous inhabitants. David Day tells the story of how this happened - the ways in which invaders have triumphed and justified conquest which, as he...
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Conquest : how societies overwhelm others / David Day.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-276) and index.
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N303.66/ 66
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74VMbpXbBmyg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMbpXbBmyg
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ISBN
9780195340112 (hbk.)
DDC
303.66
MMS ID
991000679199702626
