Musket, map and money : how military technology shaped geopolitics and economics / / Jimmy Teng
| Musket, map and money : how military technology shaped geopolitics and economics / / Jimmy Teng |
| Autore | Teng Jimmy <1965-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Germany : , : Walter De Gruyter Incorporated, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330 |
| Soggetto topico |
Military & Naval Science
Law, Politics & Government Military Science - General |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Economic Development
International Political Competition Military Technology World History |
| ISBN |
9783110399264
9788376560595 9788376560588 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- CHAPTER 2 Military Technology, Geopolitics and Economic Development -- CHAPTER 3 Ancient Middle Eastern Leadership -- CHAPTER 4 Classical Pluralism -- CHAPTER 5 Gupta Efflorescence -- CHAPTER 6 Abbasid Golden Age and Sung Puzzle -- CHAPTER 7 The Rise of the West -- EPILOGUE The Contemporary Global State System -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996463253503316 |
Teng Jimmy <1965->
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| Germany : , : Walter De Gruyter Incorporated, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Musket, map and money : how military technology shaped geopolitics and economics / / Jimmy Teng
| Musket, map and money : how military technology shaped geopolitics and economics / / Jimmy Teng |
| Autore | Teng Jimmy <1965-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England ; : , : De Gruyter Open, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 pages) |
| Disciplina | 355.00904 |
| Collana | Versita Discipline: Economics |
| Soggetto topico |
Military art and science - Technological innovations
Environmental indicators Technology indicators |
| ISBN | 3-11-039926-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910659137603321 |
Teng Jimmy <1965->
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| London, England ; : , : De Gruyter Open, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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