Importing the European Army: The Introduction of European Military Techniques and Institutions in the Extra-European World, 1600-1914

by David B. Ralston

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In a study that extends well beyond military history, David B. Ralston documents the ways in which five different countries-Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, China, and Japan-refashioned their armed forces along European lines during the three centuries after 1600. The appropriation of Western military institutions in countries outside of Europe was, Ralston argues, the major force driving these countries to adopt European administrative, economic,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226703193

ISBN13:9780226703190

Release Date:June 1996

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:212 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Engineering History Life & Institutions Middle East Military Military Science Military Sciences Social Sciences Technology Turkey

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