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The Falklands War : an imperial history, Ezequiel Mercau, (electronic resource)

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Why did Britain and Argentina go to war over a wintry archipelago that was home to an unprofitable colony? Could the Falklands War, in fact, have been a last-ditch revival of Britain's imperial past? Despite widespread conjecture about the imperial dimensions of the Falklands War, this is the first history of the conflict from the transnational perspective of the British world. Taking Britain's painful process of decolonisation as his starting point, Ezequiel Mercau shows how the Falklands lobby helped revive the idea of a 'British world', transforming a minor squabble into a full-blown war. Boasting original perspectives on the Falklanders, the Four Nations and the Anglo-Argentines, and based on a wealth of unseen material, he sheds new light on the British world, Thatcher's Britain, devolution, immigration and political culture. His findings show that neither the dispute, the war, nor its aftermath can be divorced from the ongoing legacies of empire.--
Language
eng
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Extent
1 online resource (xv, 251 pages)
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: Figures; Maps; Acknowledgements; Note on terminology; Abbreviations; Introduction: the Falklands and the legacies of empire; 1. Adrift in the South Atlantic: the Falklands amid the turmoil of decolonisation; 2. 'Dream island': the long prelude to war; 3. 'Goodbye and the best of British': echoes of Greater Britain at the onset of war; 4. 'The ghost of imperial Britain': militarism and the memory of empire; 5. War of the British worlds: the Anglo-Argentines and the Falklands; 6. 'Beyond the quieting of the guns': the Falklands factor and the after-effects of war; Conclusion: the legacies of Greater Britain; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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9781108629843
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108629843
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Label
The Falklands War : an imperial history
Title
The Falklands War
Title remainder
an imperial history
Statement of responsibility
Ezequiel Mercau
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Why did Britain and Argentina go to war over a wintry archipelago that was home to an unprofitable colony? Could the Falklands War, in fact, have been a last-ditch revival of Britain's imperial past? Despite widespread conjecture about the imperial dimensions of the Falklands War, this is the first history of the conflict from the transnational perspective of the British world. Taking Britain's painful process of decolonisation as his starting point, Ezequiel Mercau shows how the Falklands lobby helped revive the idea of a 'British world', transforming a minor squabble into a full-blown war. Boasting original perspectives on the Falklanders, the Four Nations and the Anglo-Argentines, and based on a wealth of unseen material, he sheds new light on the British world, Thatcher's Britain, devolution, immigration and political culture. His findings show that neither the dispute, the war, nor its aftermath can be divorced from the ongoing legacies of empire.--
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Mercau, Ezequiel
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non fiction
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Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
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  • Falkland Islands War, 1982
  • Falkland Islands War, 1982
  • Falkland Islands
  • Falkland Islands
  • Great Britain
  • Argentina
Label
The Falklands War : an imperial history, Ezequiel Mercau, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108629843
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online resource
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: Figures; Maps; Acknowledgements; Note on terminology; Abbreviations; Introduction: the Falklands and the legacies of empire; 1. Adrift in the South Atlantic: the Falklands amid the turmoil of decolonisation; 2. 'Dream island': the long prelude to war; 3. 'Goodbye and the best of British': echoes of Greater Britain at the onset of war; 4. 'The ghost of imperial Britain': militarism and the memory of empire; 5. War of the British worlds: the Anglo-Argentines and the Falklands; 6. 'Beyond the quieting of the guns': the Falklands factor and the after-effects of war; Conclusion: the legacies of Greater Britain; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Control code
CR9781108629843
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xv, 251 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781108629843
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1100791930
Label
The Falklands War : an imperial history, Ezequiel Mercau, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108629843
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Figures; Maps; Acknowledgements; Note on terminology; Abbreviations; Introduction: the Falklands and the legacies of empire; 1. Adrift in the South Atlantic: the Falklands amid the turmoil of decolonisation; 2. 'Dream island': the long prelude to war; 3. 'Goodbye and the best of British': echoes of Greater Britain at the onset of war; 4. 'The ghost of imperial Britain': militarism and the memory of empire; 5. War of the British worlds: the Anglo-Argentines and the Falklands; 6. 'Beyond the quieting of the guns': the Falklands factor and the after-effects of war; Conclusion: the legacies of Greater Britain; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Control code
CR9781108629843
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xv, 251 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781108629843
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1100791930

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