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Military transition in early modern Asia, 1400-1750 : cavalry, guns, government and ships /
A substantial amount of work has been carried out to explore the military systems of Western Europe during the early modern era, but the military trajectories of the Asian states have received relatively little attention. This study provides the first comparative study of the major Asian empires...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury,
2014.
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| Colección: | Bloomsbury studies in military history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Half-title ; Title ; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; List of Maps; Introduction; 1 The Culture of Warfare in Asia before 1500; Warfare in China up to circa 1500; Warfare in pre-1500 South Asia and Afghanistan; Warfare in West Asia; Conclusion; 2 Battles and Campaigns of the Asian Armies and Gunpowder Technology: 1500-1750; The Ottoman Army and its opponents; Land warfare in South Asia and Afghanistan; The transition from Ming to Manchu armies; Conclusion; 3 Siege Warfare and Siege Artillery in Asia; Introduction; Ottoman siege warfare.
- Mughal and Safavid siege warfareMing-Manchu siege warfare; Conclusion; 4 Naval Warfare by the Asian States; Introduction; The Far East; Naval warfare in South Asia; The Persian Navy; The Ottoman Navy and naval warfare; The Mediterranean front; The Indian Ocean region; Conclusion; 5 Military Systems and Societies of Asia; Introduction; State, economy, society and armed forces of China; State, society, economy and the military establishment in the Mughal Empire; State, society, economy and the military establishment in Safavid Persia.
- State, society, economy and armed forces of the Ottoman EmpireConclusion; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index.