The Asian Military Revolution

From Gunpowder to the Bomb

By:

Peter A. Lorge

Format:

Hardback

Series:

New Approaches to Asian History

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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.

Author Biography:

PETER LORGE is Senior Lecturer in the Department of History at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee.

Release date Australia

July 10th, 2008

Author

Peter A. Lorge

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

9 maps

Pages

202

Series

New Approaches to Asian History

Dimensions

156x235x18

ISBN-13

9780521846820

Product ID

2551393

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