Victor Gordon Kiernan Books

A British Marxist historian with a particular focus on the history of imperialism. His work delved into the deep structures of power and their influence on world history. He explored how colonial systems were formed and evolved, and their impacts. His analyses offered penetrating insights into historical processes.

Colonial Empires and Armies, 1815-1960
314 pages
11 hours of reading
A wide-ranging book which brings within a single view the wars which created Europe's empires. Beginning with the post-Napoleonic era, it presents all the major episodes of an often dramatic story in which the military agents of European imperialism met the peoples of the rest of the world in armed conflict.
The Lords of Human Kind
Erudite, ironic, and global in its scope, this book is a definitive guide to the history of racism and Eurocentrism.

Colonial Empires and Armies, 1815-1960

The Lords of Human Kind