Marshall J Bastable

Arms and the State

Sir William Armstrong and the Remaking of British Naval Power, 1854-1914

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 617g
• ISBN-13: 9780754634041
• ISBN-10: 0754634043
• Artikelnr.: 35653144

Autorenporträt

Marshall J. Bastable is a professor at Acadia University, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

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.