The Asian Military Revolution

Records show that the Chinese invented gunpowder in the 800s. By the 1200s they had unleashed the first weapons of war upon their unsuspecting neighbours. This extraordinarily ambitious book traces the history of that invention and its impact on the surrounding Asian world - Korea, Japan, South East Asia and South Asia - from the ninth through the twentieth century. As the book makes clear, the spread of war and its technology had devastating consequences on the political and cultural fabric of those early societies although each reacted very differently. The book, which is packed with information about military strategy, interregional warfare and the development of armaments, also engages with the major debates and challenges traditional thinking on Europe's contribution to military technology in Asia. Articulate and comprehensive, this book will be a welcome addition to the undergraduate classroom and to all those interested in Asian studies and military history.

ISBN 0521609542   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780521609548 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 320 Publisher Cambridge University Press   Published in Cambridge Imprint Cambridge University Press   Series ISSN 3 Format Paperback   Series title New Approaches to Asian History Publication date 10 Jul 2008   Height (mm) 228 Library of Congress DS33.7   Width (mm) 152 DEWEY 355.03305   Spine width (mm) 12 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly Pages 200

		List of maps
		Acknowledgments
		Chronology
		Glossary
		Introduction		1
1		China through the Yuan		24
2		Japan and the wars of unification		45
3		The Chinese military revolution and war in Korea		66
4		Southeast Asia		88
5		South Asia to 1750		112
6		The military revolution in South Asia, 1750-1850		133
7		The arrival and departure of the West		154
		Conclusion		176
		Index		183

'This is an important study that students and teachers will find both informative and challenging. I thoroughly recommend it.' The Historical Association

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