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Arms and the State
Sir William Armstrong and the Remaking of British Naval Power, 1854-1914
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ISBN-13:
9781351957250
Veröffentl:
2017
Seiten:
312
Autor:
Marshall J. Bastable
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Arms and the State is a history of Britain's first modern armaments company, Sir William G. Armstrong Whitworth Company, from 1854 to 1914. The study focuses on Sir William G. Armstrong, an engineer and entrepreneur who transformed his mechanical engineering business into a vast industrial enterprise which manufactured and sold heavy guns and warships globally. Bastable discusses such varied topics as the social and political nature of technological innovation; the impact of armaments on British politics; defence policies; the international arms trade; and imperialism.
Contents: Introduction: Theories, models and approaches. Part I Inventing the Armstrong Gun, 1854-65: War, friends and competitors; The naval arms revolution; Defending England: monster guns or iron ships? Part II Making the Global Arms Market, 1863-1914: Introduction; World demand and Elswick's marketing; Arming America and Europe in the age of nationalism; Arming Asia in the age of imperialism. Part III Remaking British Naval Power, 1880-1914: Introduction; The naval-industrial complex; The political-industrial complex; Entrepreneurs, managers and the British state. Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.
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