Insults, Wars and Resistance: How the West Acquired and Lost its Far Eastern Empires

This course will look at how the West first gained territorial possessions in the Far East, and the means by which these territories eventually won independence. We will study the activities and pretexts that enabled Holland, Spain, Portugal, Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Japan and even America to seize Far Eastern possessions, and the variety of factors which sooner or later removed the imperial powers: nationalism, communism, world wars or invasion by rival Western powers.

Martin Fecitt BA MA PGCE

• Term: Autumn
• Day: Wednesday
• Start Date: 03 October 2018
• Time: 7-9pm
• No. of weeks: 10
• Course fee: £78.00

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