Arming the Periphery [electronic resource] : The Arms Trade in the Indian Ocean during the Age of Global Empire /
Chew, E.author.
A major historical study of the global arms trade, revolving around the transfer of small arms from metropolitan Europe to the turbulent frontiers of Indian Ocean societies during the 'long' nineteenth century (c.1780-1914).
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Cover; Contents; Maps; Note on the cover illustration; Preface; Introduction; The organization of the book; Locating the arms trade in space and time; Foreshadowing the future?; 1 The Arms Trade and Global Empire in the Indian Ocean; International arms transfers in historical perspective; Global arms trading in the age of industry and empire; Global arms trading in the Indian Ocean arena; Global arms trading in the Longue Durée; 2 The Arms Trade in the Metropolis; England's small arms trade and Britain's industrial transformation; State or private enterprise?
New technology and new imperial competition3 The Arms Trade in the Western Indian Ocean; European expansion into the Western zone; Indigenous crisis and the arming of the Western zone; Interlopers and intermediaries of the Western zone; The Baluchistan affair; 4 The Arms Trade in the Eastern Indian Ocean; European expansion into the Eastern zone; Indigenous crisis and the arming of the Eastern zone; Interlopers and intermediaries of the Eastern zone; 5 The Arms Trade and War in the Indian Ocean; The impact of military diffusion on cross-cultural collision, c.1780-1850
The impact of military diffusion on cross-cultural collision, c.1850-1914The future of arms transfers and war in the Indian Ocean world; Appendices; Appendix A: General Figures of Proof (Birmingham Production, 1804-1914); Appendix B: Monthly Fluctuations in British Small Arms Exports, c.1860 to c.1880; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A major historical study of the global arms trade, revolving around the transfer of small arms from metropolitan Europe to the turbulent frontiers of Indian Ocean societies during the 'long' nineteenth century (c.1780-1914).
Asia—History.
History, Modern.
Imperialism.
Military history.
Politics and war.
Asian History.
Modern History.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
History of Military.
History of South Asia.
Military and Defence Studies.