{"product_id":"9781474264037","title":"Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400-1750 Cavalry, Guns, Government and Ships","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Studies in Military History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMilitary Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400-1750\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCavalry, Guns, Government and Ships\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKaushik Roy | Jeremy Black\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Military \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eA substantial amount of work has been carried out to explore the military systems of Western Europe during the early modern era, but the military trajectories of the Asian states have received relatively little attention. This study provides the first comparative study of the major Asian empires' military systems and explores the extent of the impact of West European military transition on the extra-European world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaushik Roy conducts a comparative analysis of the armies and navies of the large agrarian bureaucratic empires of Asia, focusing on the question of how far the Asian polities were able to integrate gunpowder weapons in their military systems. \u003ci\u003eMilitary Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400-1750\u003c\/i\u003e offers important insights into the common patterns in war making across the region, and the impact of firearms and artillery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eKaushik Roy is Guru Nanak Professor in History at Jadavpur University, India and Global Fellow at the Peace Research Institute Oslo, Norway.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 November 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781474264037\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936303939724,"sku":"9781474264037","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_34a6af34-f928-42bd-b8dc-bf6f751c15f2.jpg?v=1786017252","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781474264037","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}