Musket, map and money : : how military technology shaped geopolitics and economics / / Jimmy Teng.

• VerfasserIn: Teng, Jimmy, 1965-
• Place / Publishing House: London, England ; : : De Gruyter Open,, 2013.; 2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Versita Discipline: Economics
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (197 pages)

In his book Jimmy Teng proposes an alternative reading of world economic history. Using military technology as his point of reference, the author analyses how changes in military technology shaped international political relations and competition between states in world history, influencing economic development.

Table of Contents

Intro -- _GoBack -- CHAPTER 1 -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 2 -- Military Technology, Geopolitics and Economic Development -- 1. Mass Factor and Relativist Concern -- 2. Geopolitics and Economic Performance -- 3. Major Military Technological Revolutions -- 4. Southeast Asia, Africa, America and Oceania -- 5. The Three Strands of Hume-Kant Hypothesis -- CHAPTER 3 -- Ancient Middle Eastern Leadership -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Writing -- 3. Bronze -- 4. Chariots and Iron -- 5. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 4 -- Classical Pluralism -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Light Cavalry -- 3. The Middle East -- 4. Greece and Carthage -- 5. India -- 6. China -- 7. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 5 -- Gupta Efflorescence -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Heavy Infantry -- 3. Roman, Persian and Chinese Empires -- 4. South Asia -- 5. Eurasia -- 6. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 6 -- Abbasid Golden Age and Sung Puzzle -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Heavy Cavalry -- 3. Middle East -- 4. South Asia -- 5. The Byzantine Empire -- 6. Europe -- 7. China -- 8. Japan -- 9. Eurasia -- 10. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 7 -- The Rise of the West -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Gunpowder Military Revolution -- 3. The Gunpowder Empires -- 4. Eurasia -- 5. Europe -- 6. Conclusions -- EPILOGUE -- The Contemporary Global State System -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.