03108nam 2200493 450 991065913760332120240108204913.03-11-039926-1(CKB)3390000000062053(Au-PeEL)EBL1317872(CaPaEBR)ebr11054970(OCoLC)939262609(MiAaPQ)EBC1317872(EXLCZ)99339000000006205320150529h20132013 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMusket, map and money how military technology shaped geopolitics and economics /Jimmy TengLondon, England ; :De Gruyter Open,2013.20131 online resource (197 pages)Versita Discipline: Economics83-7656-058-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- _GoBack -- CHAPTER 1 -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 2 -- Military Technology, Geopolitics and Economic Development -- 1. Mass Factor and Relativist Concern -- 2. Geopolitics and Economic Performance -- 3. Major Military Technological Revolutions -- 4. Southeast Asia, Africa, America and  Oceania -- 5. The Three Strands of Hume-Kant Hypothesis -- CHAPTER 3 -- Ancient Middle Eastern Leadership -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Writing -- 3. Bronze -- 4. Chariots and Iron -- 5. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 4 -- Classical Pluralism -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Light Cavalry -- 3. The Middle East -- 4. Greece and Carthage -- 5. India -- 6. China -- 7. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 5 -- Gupta Efflorescence -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Heavy Infantry -- 3. Roman, Persian and Chinese Empires -- 4. South Asia -- 5. Eurasia -- 6. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 6 -- Abbasid Golden Age and Sung Puzzle -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Heavy Cavalry -- 3. Middle East -- 4. South Asia -- 5. The Byzantine Empire -- 6. Europe -- 7. China -- 8. Japan -- 9. Eurasia -- 10. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 7 -- The Rise of the West -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Gunpowder Military Revolution -- 3. The Gunpowder Empires -- 4. Eurasia -- 5. Europe -- 6. Conclusions -- EPILOGUE -- The Contemporary Global State System -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.In his book Jimmy Teng proposes an alternative reading of world economic history. Using military technology as his point of reference, the author analyses how changes in military technology shaped international political relations and competition between states in world history, influencing economic development.Military art and scienceTechnological innovationsEnvironmental indicatorsTechnology indicatorsMilitary art and scienceTechnological innovations.Environmental indicators.Technology indicators.355.00904Teng Jimmy1965-802456MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910659137603321Musket, Map and Money2004784UNINA