Small Wars, Far Away Places

Resumen del libro

The collapse of Western colonial empires after the Second World War led to any number of vicious struggles for power whose bloody consequences haunt us still. Acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh's brilliant analytic skills and clear eye for common themes underpins this powerful account of those struggles. He takes us on a historical journey from Palestine to Pakistan, from Cuba to Indo-China and reframes mid-20th century history by forcing us to look away from the Cold War to the hot wars that continue to afflict us.

The result is a dazzling work of history, which examines the death of colonialism with passion, insight and genuine understanding of what it feels like to be caught in the middle of realpolitik.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Michael Burleighx{0026}lt;/B ha sido investigador en las universidades de Oxford y Cardiff, y en la London School of Economics. También ha sido profesor en diversas universidades norteamericanas, como Rutgers, Washington x{0026}amp; Lee, y Stanford. x{0026}lt;I El Tercer Reichx{0026}lt;/I (Taurus, 2002), por el que consiguió el Premio Samuel Johnson en 2001, x{0026}lt;I Poder terrenalx{0026}lt;/I (Taurus, 2005), x{0026}lt;I Causas sagradasx{0026}lt;/I (Taurus, 2006), x{0026}lt;I Sangre y rabiax{0026}lt;/I (Taurus, 2008) y x{0026}lt;I Combate moralx{0026}lt;/I (Taurus, 2011) son algunos de sus libros más importantes. Es colaborador habitual de diversos medios británicos.x{0026}lt;/P