Importing the European Army - The Introduction of European Military Techniques and Institutions in the Extra-European World, 1600-1914

In a study that extends well beyond military history, David B. Ralston documents the ways in which five different countries--Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, China, and Japan--refashioned their armed forces along European lines during the three centuries after 1600. The appropriation of Western military institutions in countries outside of Europe was, Ralston argues, the major force driving these countries to adopt European administrative, economic, and cultural modes.
Following the same format in his discussion of each country, Ralston makes this central theme in world history easily accessible to students while offering scholars a sophisticated understanding of the exact nature of the changes brought about by Europeanizing military reforms.
David B. Ralston, associate professor of history at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the author of "The Army of the Republic."

Summary

This study, extending well beyond military history, documents the ways in which five different countries - Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, China, and Japan - refashioned their armed forces along European lines during the three centuries after 1600.

Product details

• Authors: David B. Ralston, Ralston David B.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1996
• EAN: 9780226703190
• ISBN: 978-0-226-70319-0
• No. of pages: 212
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 23 mm x 1 mm
• Weight: 340 g
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Japan, China, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Russia, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Egypt, HISTORY / Africa / North, HISTORY / Asia / China, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Turkey, Warfare & defence, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Asian History, African History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Warfare and defence, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, African history: pre-colonial period, HISTORY / Russia / General, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial, Türkiye / Turkey