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. |
Abstract |
"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
Issued in other form | Print version: Satia, Priya. Empire of guns Stanford : Stanford University Press, 2019. 9781503610484 |
Genre/form | Electronic books. |
LCCN | 2019026214 |
ISBN | 9781503610828 (ebook) |
ISBN | (paperback) |