A first look at gunpowder's revolutionary impact on China's role in global history
The Chinese invented gunpowder and began exploring its military uses as early as the 900s, four centuries before the technology passed to the West. But by the early 1800s, China had fallen so far behind the West in gunpowder warfare that it was easily defeated by Britain in the Opium War of 1839-42. What happened? In The Gunpowder Age, Tonio Andrade offers a compelling new answer, opening a fresh perspective on a key question of world history: why did the countries of western Europe surge to global importance starting in the 1500s while China slipped behind?
Historians have long argued that gunpowder weapons helped Europeans establish global hegemony. Yet the inhabitants of what is today China not only invented guns and bombs but also, as Andrade shows, continued to innovate in gunpowder technology through the early 1700s--much longer than previously thought. Why, then, did China become so vulnerable? Andrade argues that one significant reason is that it was out of practice fighting wars, having enjoyed nearly a century of relative peace, since 1760. Indeed, he demonstrates that China--like Europe--was a powerful military innovator, particularly during times of great warfare, such as the violent century starting after the Opium War, when the Chinese once again quickly modernized their forces. Today, China is simply returning to its old position as one of the world's great military powers.
By showing that China's military dynamism was deeper, longer lasting, and more quickly recovered than previously understood, The Gunpowder Age challenges long-standing explanations of the so-called Great Divergence between the West and Asia.
-- "Kirkus"
Автор: Bellusci David Название: Roman Incense: Journey to God ISBN: 1942190549 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781942190547 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 12700.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Roman Incense: Journey to God is a collection of 142 poems written between 1998 and 2018. The poems were inspired by places visited and experiences had by the author. They draw from the reservoir of his memory and mirror his innermost thoughts and hopes.
Poetry is like a dream that says and yet does not say. It gives the impression of imminent revelation. Good poetry is an effective antidote for our consumer society in this time of nihilism. from the Foreword, by Prof. A. Jatosti
Автор: Oppert Название: On the Weapons, Army Organisation, and Political Maxims of the Ancient Hindus ISBN: 1108080391 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108080392 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 22170.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This 1880 book considers, `with special reference to gunpowder and firearms`, the weaponry of the Hindu armies of the Middle Ages. Oppert`s claim that gunpowder was being used in India in the twelfth century is probably untenable, but the work remains an interesting study of Hindu fighting forces.
Автор: Axel E. W. Muller Название: Gunpowder Technology in the Fifteenth Century: A Study, Edition and Translation of the Firework Book ISBN: 1783277319 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781783277315 Издательство: Boydell & Brewer Рейтинг: Цена: 116160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The first full edition and English translation of the RA I.34 Firework Book. Produced from the early fifteenth century onwards, Firework Books are, broadly speaking, manuals on how to use gunpowder, witnessing a major development in warfare. Surviving in a corpus of some 65, each text has different content and components, but core elements are present throughout. An important example is a manuscript in the collection of the Royal Armouries (RA I.34), written in Early New High German, and (unlike many other manuscripts) still in what appears to be its original format and binding; it also, unusually, contains a number of illustrations.This volume provides the first full edition and English translation of the material, with a detailed analysis of its content and context. It positions the Firework Books at a crucial stage in the development of gunpowder artillery, offering an unparalleled insight into fifteenth-century gunpowder technology at a critical juncture of military and technological change at the end of the Middle Ages.
Автор: Buchanan, Brenda J. Название: Gunpowder, Explosives and the State ISBN: 0754652599 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780754652595 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 153120.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Hall, Bert S. Название: Weapons and warfare in renaissance europe ISBN: 0801869943 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780801869945 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 29570.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Hall details the efforts of armorers across Europe as they experimented with a variety of gunpowder recipes and gunsmithing techniques, and he examines the integration of new weapons into the existing structure of European warfare.
Название: Empire and Gunpowder ISBN: 1032286830 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781032286839 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 42870.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Chowdhury, Moumita Название: Empire and Gunpowder ISBN: 1032132698 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781032132693 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 148010.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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