Empire of guns the violent making of the Industrial Revolution / Priya Satia.

Author/creator Satia, Priya
Format Electronic
Publication InfoStanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2018.
Description1 online resource (xiv, 528 pages :) : illustrations.
Supplemental ContentProQuest Ebook Central
Subjects
Firearms industry and trade--Great Britain. --History. --18th century.
Industrial revolution--Great Britain.
War--Economic aspects. --Great Britain. --History. --18th century.
Industrial policy--Great Britain. --History. --18th century.
Great Britain--Colonies. --History. --18th century.

Contents The state and the gun industry, part 1 : 1688-1756 -- Who made guns? -- The state and the gun industry, part 2 : 1756-1815 -- The state, war, and industrial revolution -- Interlude : a brief lesson from African history -- Guns and money -- Guns in arms, part 1 : home -- Guns in Arms, part 2 : abroad -- Interlude : a brief account of the Society of Friends -- Galton's disownment -- The gun trade after 1815 -- Opposition to the gun trade after 1815 -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract "This ambitious book reframes the Industrial Revolution, the expansion of British empire, and emergence of industrial capitalism by presenting them as inextricable from the gun trade"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2019026213
ISBN9781503610484 (paperback)
ISBN1503610489
ISBN(ebook)