Tag: Empire

Free Download Britain’s Black Regiments: Fighting for Empire and Equality by Barry Renfrew
English | June 1, 2021 | ISBN: 0750994967 | 256 pages | PDF | 12 Mb
In three global conflicts and countless colonial campaigns, tens of thousands of black West Indian soldiers fought and died for Britain, first as slaves and then as volunteers. These all but forgotten regiments were unique because they were part of the British Army rather than colonial formations. All were stepchild units, despised by an army that was loath to number black soldiers in its ranks, and yet unable to do without them; their courage, endurance and loyalty were repaid with bigotry and abuse.In Britain’s Black Regiments, Barry Renfrew shines a light on the experiences of these overlooked soldiers who travelled thousands of miles to serve the empire but were denied recognition in their lifetimes. From British campaigns in the Caribbean to the Second World War, this is a saga of war, bondage, hardship, mutiny, forlorn outposts and remarkable fortitude.

Free Download The Norman Empire: From England to Sicily by VIVEK SINGH
English | October 14, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DK2XVJLG | 132 pages | EPUB | 1.75 Mb
Explore the captivating saga of "The Norman Empire: From England to Sicily," a compelling examination of one of history’s most transformative civilizations. This meticulously researched book delves into the history of the Norman Empire as it stretches from the windswept coasts of Normandy to the sunlit shores of Sicily.

Free Download Teresita A. Levy, "Puerto Ricans in the Empire: Tobacco Growers and U.S. Colonialism"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 0813571324, 0813571332 | EPUB | pages: 256 | 4.9 mb
Most studies of Puerto Rico’s relations with the United States have focused on the sugar industry, recounting a tale of victimization and imperial abuse driven by the interests of U.S. sugar companies. But inPuerto Ricans in the Empire, Teresita A. Levy looks at a different agricultural sector, tobacco growing, and tells a story in which Puerto Ricans challenged U.S. officials and fought successfully for legislation that benefited the island.

Free Download Eurowhiteness: Culture, Empire and Race in the European Project
by Hans Kundnani
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1787389324 | 260 Pages | True PDF | 1.8 MB

Free Download Hans Kundnani, "Eurowhiteness: Culture, Empire and Race in the European Project"
English | ISBN: 1787389324 | 2023 | 248 pages | EPUB | 1465 KB
The European Union is often seen as a cosmopolitan rejection of violent nationalism. Yet the idea of Europe has a long, problematic history-in medieval times, it was synonymous with Christianity; in the modern era, it became associated with "whiteness."

Free Download Armies of the Ottoman Empire 1775-1820
by David Nicolle
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1855326973 | 50 pages | True PDF EPUB | 78.43 MB

Free Download J. MacGowan, "The Imperial History of China: Being a History of the Empire as Compiled by the Chinese Historians "
English | ISBN: 1138614629 | 2019 | 662 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 37 MB
This work, first published in 1897, is neither more nor less than the history of China as it has been written during successive ages by the authorized historians of the Empire. The documents on which the work is based, together with the writings of Confucius and Mencius, are the only truly authentic sources from which the story of the long-lived nation can be obtained. Commencing with the mythical and legendary periods, the work moves on through successive dynasties until that of the Ts’ing concluding its account in the early years of the twentieth century.

Free Download Beyond the Empire: A Guide to the Roman Remains in Scotland by Andrew Tibbs
English | May 27, 2019 | ISBN: 0719829275 | True EPUB | 208 pages | 57.8 MB
Though Scotland was never successfully conquered by the Roman Empire, the lands north of Hadrian’s Wall nonetheless include many Roman sites that bear witness to Rome’s attempts to impose her will over the whole of Britain. Beyond the Empire offers a complete listing of all 330 known Roman sites in Scotland, including location maps, details of notable archaeological finds, what is visible on the ground, and how to visit them.

Free Download Japan Country, "The Constitution of the Empire of Japan, 1889"
English | 2012 | ISBN: 1477444297 | EPUB | pages: 26 | 0.6 mb
The Constitution of the Empire of Japan , known informally as the Meiji Constitution , was the organic law of the Japanese empire, in force from November 29, 1890 until May 2, 1947. After the Meiji Restoration in 1868, it provided for a form of constitutional monarchy based on the Prussian model, in which the Emperor of Japan was an active ruler and wielded considerable political power (over foreign policy and diplomacy) which was shared with an elected Diet. The Diet primarily dictated domestic policy matters. After the Meiji Restoration, which restored direct political power to the emperor for the first time in over a millennium, Japan underwent a period of sweeping political and social reform and westernization aimed at strengthening Japan to the level of the nations of the Western world. The immediate consequence of the Constitution was the opening of the first Parliamentary government in Asia.[1] The Meiji Constitution established clear limits to the power of the executive branch and the absolutism of the Emperor. It also created an independent judiciary. However, it was ambiguous in wording, and in many places self-contradictory. The leaders of the government and the political parties were left with the task of interpretation as to whether the Meiji Constitution could be used to justify authoritarian or liberal-democratic rule. It was the struggle between these tendencies that dominated the government of the Empire of Japan. The Meiji Constitution was used as a model for the 1931 Ethiopian Constitution by the Ethiopian intellectual Tekle Hawariat Tekle Mariyam. This was one of the reasons why the progressive Ethiopian intelligentsia associated with Tekle Hawariat were known as "Japanizers".[2] By the surrender on 2 September 1945, the Empire of Japan was deprived of sovereignty by the Allies, and the Meiji Constitution was suspended. During the Occupation of Japan, the Meiji Constitution was replaced by a new document, the postwar Constitution of Japan, which replaced the imperial rule with a form of Western-style liberal democracy. [Source: Wikipedia]

Free Download Mussolini Warlord: Failed Dreams of Empire, 1940-1943 by H. James Burgwyn
English | July 10, 2012 | ISBN: 1936274299 | 456 pages | PDF | 3.14 Mb
Fascist Italy has received far too little attention in the military history of the Axis partnership. This is the first comprehensive study of Benito Mussolini’s military efforts to build an empire during World War II.