The Asian Military Revolution: From Gunpowder to the Bomb: 3 (New Approaches to Asian History, Series Number 3) - Softcover

Lorge, Peter A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521609542 ISBN 13: 9780521609548

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

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 century. 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.

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Review:

'This is an important study that students and teachers will find both informative and challenging. I thoroughly recommend it.' The Historical Association

Book Description:

This extraordinarily ambitious book traces the history of the invention of gunpowder by the Chinese in the 800s, and its impact on the surrounding Asian world from the ninth through the twentieth century. It is packed with information about military strategy, interregional warfare and the development of armaments.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521609542
• ISBN 13: 9780521609548
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202