Musket, Map and Money: How Military Technology Shaped Geopolitics and Economics

• Main Author: Teng, Jimmy (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2013
• Subjects: International Political Competition; Economic Development; Military Technology; World History
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Waves of military technological changes have swept through the Eurasian land mass since the dawn of civilization. Military technological changes decisively shaped geopolitics and the fortunes of states, empires and civilizations. In his book Jimmy Teng claims that to understand the impacts of these...