Arms and the State

Arms and the State

Sir William Armstrong and the Remaking of British Naval Power, 1854-1914

Bastable, Marshall J.

Taylor & Francis Ltd

02/2004

312

Dura

Inglês

9780754634041

15 a 20 dias

453

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Contents: Introduction: Theories, models and approaches. Part I Inventing the Armstrong Gun, 1854-65: War, friends and competitors; The naval arms revolution; Defending England: monster guns or iron ships? Part II Making the Global Arms Market, 1863-1914: Introduction; World demand and Elswick's marketing; Arming America and Europe in the age of nationalism; Arming Asia in the age of imperialism. Part III Remaking British Naval Power, 1880-1914: Introduction; The naval-industrial complex; The political-industrial complex; Entrepreneurs, managers and the British state. Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.
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