Empire of guns : the violent making of the Industrial Revolution

Priya Satia

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.

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Year of publication:	[2018]
Authors:	Satia, Priya
Publisher:	Stanford, California : Stanford University Press
Subject:	Rüstungsindustrie \| Defence industry \| Waffe \| Weapon \| Industrialisierung \| Industrialization \| Rüstungspolitik \| Arms policy \| Wirtschaftsgeschichte \| Economic history \| Großbritannien \| United Kingdom \| Waffenindustrie \| Waffenhandel \| Geschichte 1688-1837 \| 1688-1815
Description of contents:	"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." Table of Contents [gbv.de]

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Extent:	xiv, 528 Seiten Illustrationen
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:	978-1-5036-1048-4 ; 978-1-5036-1082-8
Classification:	Großbritannien, Irland ; Wirtschaftsgeschichte ; Rüstungspolitik
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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