Empire of guns : the violent making of the Industrial Revolution / Priya Satia.
| Author/creator |
Satia, Priya |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2018. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiv, 528 pages :) : illustrations. |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subject(s) |
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2019026213 |
| ISBN | 9781503610484 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1503610489 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |