The Asian military revolution : from gunpowder to the bomb / Peter A. Lorge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lorge, Peter Allan, 1967-

Series:

New approaches to Asian history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History, Military.

Asia--History, Military.

Asia.

Military art and science--History.

Military art and science.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 188 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Summary:

Records show that the Chinese invented gunpowder in the 800s. By the 1200s they had unleashed the first weapons of war upon their unsuspecting neighbours. This extraordinarily ambitious book traces the history of that invention and its impact on the surrounding Asian world - Korea, Japan, South East Asia and South Asia - from the ninth through the twentieth centuries. As the book makes clear, the spread of war and its technology had devastating consequences on the political and cultural fabric of those early societies, although each reacted very differently. The book, which is packed with information about military strategy, interregional warfare and the development of armaments, also engages with the major debates and challenges traditional thinking on Europe's contribution to military technology in Asia. Articulate and comprehensive, this book will be a welcome addition to the undergraduate classroom and to all those interested in Asian studies and military history.

Contents:

China through the Yuan

Japan and the wars of unification

The Chinese military revolution and war in Korea

Southeast Asia

South Asia to 1750

The military revolution in South Asia, 1750-1850

The arrival and departure of the West.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521846820

052184682X

9780521609548

0521609542

OCLC:

184982524

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