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Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization Ser.: Guns for the Sultan : Military Power and the Weapons Industry in the Ottoman Empire by Gábor Ágoston (2008, Trade Paperback)
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GUNS FOR THE SULTAN: MILITARY POWER AND THE WEAPONS INDUSTRY IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE (CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION) By Gábor Ágoston **BRAND NEW**.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521603919
ISBN-139780521603911
eBay Product ID (ePID)30973251
Product Key Features
Number of Pages300 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGuns for the Sultan : Military Power and the Weapons Industry in the Ottoman Empire
SubjectMilitary Science, Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, Middle East / General
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
AuthorGábor Ágoston
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, History
SeriesCambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight15.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2004-051106
Reviews'… both are essential authorities that will be referred to repeatedly and will shape a greater understanding of Turkish history, and contribute to an informed discussion on issues of contemporary global politics.'Asian Affairs, 'Gábor Ágoston, an Associate Professor of History at Georgetown, has in Guns for the Sultan done marvellous work in using the empirical data regarding the Ottoman weapons industry to tackle larger theoretical issues in historiography - thus showing a mastery of both. Despite the peril that any such a richly detailed text could end up disintegrating into minutiae, the author's thoughtful and straightforward prose allows the reader to navigate this complex and little-known world. ... Gábor Ágoston has achieved a work which will no doubt become standard reference for a long time to come. ... this brand-new study is well worth a read ...'. Balkanalysis.com, 'Gàbor agoston, an Associate Professor of History at Georgetown, has in Guns for the Sultan done marvellous work in using the empirical data regarding the Ottoman weapons industry to tackle larger theoretical issues in historiography - thus showing a mastery of both. Despite the peril that any such a richly detailed text could end up disintegrating into minutiae, the author's thoughtful and straightforward prose allows the reader to navigate this complex and little-known world. ... Gàbor agoston has achieved a work which will no doubt become standard reference for a long time to come. ... this brand-new study is well worth a read ...'. Balkanalysis.com, "...in Guns for the Sultan Gabor Agoston has achieved a work which will no doubt become standard reference for a long time to come." -Christopher Deliso, balkanalysis.com, '... both are essential authorities that will be referred to repeatedly and will shape a greater understanding of Turkish history, and contribute to an informed discussion on issues of contemporary global politics.' Asian Affairs, ‘Gábor Ágoston, an Associate Professor of History at Georgetown, has in Guns for the Sultan done marvellous work in using the empirical data regarding the Ottoman weapons industry to tackle larger theoretical issues in historiography - thus showing a mastery of both. Despite the peril that any such a richly detailed text could end up disintegrating into minutiae, the author's thoughtful and straightforward prose allows the reader to navigate this complex and little-known world. … Gábor Ágoston has achieved a work which will no doubt become standard reference for a long time to come. … this brand-new study is well worth a read …‘.Balkanalysis.com, "Guns for the Sultan is an important contribution to Ottoman military and economic history.... Agostan's work is a first-rate example of the possibilities and advantages or archival research as well as the wealth of important information buried in the files of the Ottoman Prime Minister's Archives." - Amy Singer, Tel Aviv University, Journal of the American Oriental Society, 'agoston introduces some intriguing questions about the differences between state production of weapons and private arms industries; further research on these dynamics might very well provide insights for understanding the cycles of 'organised violence' in terms of the centralised state and popular resistance in both Anatolia and Balkan Europe.' Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, "the book merits high praise for its high level of research scholarship, and it will become the definitive work for Otooman military enterprise in the early modern period." - Jonathan Grant, Florida State University, 'Gábor Ágoston, an Associate Professor of History at Georgetown, has in Guns for the Sultan done marvellous work in using the empirical data regarding the Ottoman weapons industry to tackle larger theoretical issues in historiography - thus showing a mastery of both. Despite the peril that any such a richly detailed text could end up disintegrating into minutiae, the author's thoughtful and straightforward prose allows the reader to navigate this complex and little-known world. ... Gábor Ágoston has achieved a work which will no doubt become standard reference for a long time to come. ... this brand-new study is well worth a read ...'.Balkanalysis.com, "Gabor Agoston's newest book is a much-needed addition to English language works dealing withOttoman military affairs...Readers interested in military technology, siege warfare, and Balkan or NEar Eastern history, should consider it for their libraries." - Military History, John P. Dunn, Valdosta State University, "Physically, Guns for the Sultan is an attractive work, replete with maps, illustrations, tables, and an elegant dust jacket. The author is Associate Professor of History in Georgetown University, and overall this book matches readability with scholarship and usefulness. An impressive achievement." - Tom Lewis, Department of Defence, Australia, H-NET
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal338.4/76234/09560903
Table Of Content1. Introduction: firearms and armaments industries; 2. Gunpowder technology and the Ottomans; 3. Cannons and muskets; 4. Saltpeter industries; 5. Gunpowder industries; 6. Munitions and ordnance industries; 7. Conclusions: guns and empire; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
SynopsisGabor Agoston's book contributes to an emerging strand of military history, that examines organised violence as a challenge to early modern states, their societies and economies. His is the first to examine the weapons technology and armaments industries of the Ottoman Empire, the only Islamic empire that threatened Europe on its own territory in the age of the Gunpowder Revolution. Based on extensive research in the Turkish archives, the book affords much insight regarding the early success and subsequent failure of an Islamic empire against European adversaries. It demonstrates Ottoman flexibility and the existence of an early modern arms market and information exchange across the cultural divide, as well as Ottoman self-sufficiency in weapons and arms production well into the eighteenth century. Challenging the sweeping statements of Eurocentric and Orientalist scholarship, the book disputes the notion of Islamic conservatism, the Ottomans' supposed technological inferiority and the alleged insufficiencies in production capacity. This is a provocative, intelligent and penetrating analysis, which successfully contends traditional perceptions of Ottoman and Islamic history., Gabor Agoston's book contributes to an emerging strand of military history, that examines organised violence as a challenge to early modern states, their societies and economies. Based on extensive research in the Turkish archives, the book affords much insight regarding the early success and subsequent failure of an Islamic empire against European adversaries.
LC Classification NumberHD9743.T92A36 2004
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