Imperialism and its Contradictions [Paperback]

V.G. Kiernan is recognised as one of the most remarkable historians of the 20th. Sensitive to the tragic and ironic character of human history, he addresses the origins, consequences and legacies of modern imperialism and colonialism.V.G. Kiernanis Professor Emeritus of Modern History at the University of Edinburgh and the author of many books including The Lords of Human Kind, Marxism andImperialism, European Empires from Conquest to Collapseand America: The New Imperialism.Harvey J. Kayeis the Ben and Joyce Rosenberg Professor of Social Change and Development and Director of the Center for History and Social Change at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He is the author of The Education of Desireand co-editor of The American Radical.