Guns for the Sultan - Military Power and the Weapons Industry in the Ottoman Empire

Informationen zum Autor Gabor Agoston is Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Georgetown University. His previous publications include Hungary in the Seventeenth Century (with Terez Oborni, 2000). Klappentext The book affords insight into the early success and subsequent failure of an Islamic empire against European adversaries. Zusammenfassung Gabor Agoston's book contributes to an emerging strand of military history! that examines organised violence as a challenge to early modern states! their societies and economies. Based on extensive research in the Turkish archives! the book affords much insight regarding the early success and subsequent failure of an Islamic empire against European adversaries. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: firearms and armaments industries; 2. Gunpowder technology and the Ottomans; 3. Cannons and muskets; 4. Saltpeter industries; 5. Gunpowder industries; 6. Munitions and ordnance industries; 7. Conclusions: guns and empire; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: G¿r ¿Goston, Gabor Agoston, Agoston Gabor, G. Bor Goston
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.12.2008
• EAN: 9780521603911
• ISBN: 978-0-521-60391-1
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic C
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches