Gunpowder Technology in the Fifteenth Century: A Study, Edition and Translation of the Firework Book, Axel E. W. Muller
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.
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.
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: 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.
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: Raguer, Hilari Название: Gunpowder and Incense ISBN: 0415318890 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415318891 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 163330.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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.
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