Empire of guns : the violent making of the industrial revolution / Priya Satia.
Empire of guns : the violent making of the industrial revolution / Priya Satia.
Empire of guns : the violent making of the industrial revolution / Priya Satia.
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Publisher
New York : Penguin Press, 2018.
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G 2019/1097
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 528 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The Industrial Life of Guns. The state and the gun industry, part I : 1688-1756 -- Who made guns? -- The state and the gun industry, part II : 1756-1815 -- The state, war, and industrial revolution -- The Social Life of Guns. Interlude : A brief lesson from African history -- Guns and money -- Guns...
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Publisher
New York : Penguin Press, 2018.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"We have long understood the Industrial Revolution as a triumphant story of innovation and technology. Empire of Guns, a rich and ambitious new book by award-winning historian Priya Satia, upends this conventional wisdom by placing war and Britain's prosperous gun trade at the heart of the Industrial Revolution and the state's imperial expansion. S...
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Empire of guns : the violent making of the industrial revolution / Priya Satia.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-507) and index.
Language note
Text in English.
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G 2019/1097
Record Identifier
74VKVyaOlewd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVyaOlewd
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ISBN
9780735221864 (hardcover)
0735221863
DDC
330.94107
MMS ID
991024232790002626
