Musket, map and money : how military technology shaped geopolitics and economics / Jimmy Teng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teng, Jimmy, 1965- author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Place of Publication:

Germany : Walter De Gruyter Incorporated, 2013

Language Note:

English

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text file

Summary:

Waves of military technological changes have swept through the Eurasian land mass since the dawn of civilization. Military technological changes decisively shaped geopolitics and the fortunes of states, empires and civilizations. In his book Jimmy Teng claims that to understand the impacts of these military technological changes is in fact to understand the causes behind the following major historical puzzles or important facts: the leading position of the Near East during the dawn of civilization; the splendid achievements of Greece, India and China during the axial era; the classical golden age of India under the Gupta Empire; the Abbasid Golden Age of the Islamic world and the Sung Puzzle of China during the medieval era; and the rise of the West during the early modern and modern era.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9783110399264

9788376560595

OCLC:

900719230

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Open Access Unrestricted online access