Islam-Christian Transfers of Military Technology, 1730–1918 Islam-Christian Transfers of Military Technology
Journal: EGO(http://www.ieg-ego.eu)
Year: 2011

Contained after 1700, the Ottoman threat to Europe evolved into an Austro-Russian-Ottoman struggle for hegemony over the remaining frontiers of the Danube, the Crimea and the Caucasus. The era from 1700 to 1900 is generally described as one of profound transformation of the Ottoman military system by adopting European organizational and technological models. Based on a critique of current theoretical models, this article argues that the notion of the transfer of military technology is better exp