LEADER 03108nam 2200493 450 001 9910659137603321 005 20240108204913.0 010 $a3-11-039926-1 035 $a(CKB)3390000000062053 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1317872 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11054970 035 $a(OCoLC)939262609 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1317872 035 $a(EXLCZ)993390000000062053 100 $a20150529h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMusket, map and money $ehow military technology shaped geopolitics and economics /$fJimmy Teng 210 1$aLondon, England ; :$cDe Gruyter Open,$d2013. 210 4$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (197 pages) 225 0 $aVersita Discipline: Economics 311 $a83-7656-058-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- _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. 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aMilitary art and science$xTechnological innovations 606 $aEnvironmental indicators 606 $aTechnology indicators 615 0$aMilitary art and science$xTechnological innovations. 615 0$aEnvironmental indicators. 615 0$aTechnology indicators. 676 $a355.00904 700 $aTeng$b Jimmy$f1965-$0802456 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910659137603321 996 $aMusket, Map and Money$92004784 997 $aUNINA