Empire of guns : the violent making of the Industrial Revolution /

"This ambitious book reframes the Industrial Revolution, the expansion of British empire, and emergence of industrial capitalism by presenting them as inextricable from the gun trade"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Satia, Priya (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
1700-1799
Firearms industry and trade > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Industrial revolution > Great Britain.
War > Economic aspects > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Industrial policy > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Armes à feu > Industrie > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Révolution industrielle > Grande-Bretagne.
Guerre > Aspect économique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
British colonies
Firearms industry and trade
Industrial policy
Industrial revolution
War > Economic aspects
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 18th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The state and the gun industry, part 1 : 1688-1756
  • Who made guns?
  • The state and the gun industry, part 2 : 1756-1815
  • The state, war, and industrial revolution
  • Interlude : a brief lesson from African history
  • Guns and money
  • Guns in arms, part 1 : home
  • Guns in Arms, part 2 : abroad
  • Interlude : a brief account of the Society of Friends
  • Galton's disownment
  • The gun trade after 1815
  • Opposition to the gun trade after 1815
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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