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Empire of guns, the violent making of the industrial revolution, Priya Satia

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-507) and index

contains biographical information

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Empire of guns

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Priya Satia

the violent making of the industrial revolution

"We have long understood the Industrial Revolution as a triumphant story of innovation and technology. Empire of Guns, a rich and ambitious new book by award-winning historian Priya Satia, upends this conventional wisdom by placing war and Britain's prosperous gun trade at the heart of the Industrial Revolution and the state's imperial expansion. Satia brings to life this bustling industrial society with the story of a scandal: Samuel Galton of Birmingham, one of Britain's most prominent gunmakers, has been condemned by his fellow Quakers, who argue that his profession violates the society's pacifist principles. In his fervent self-defense, Galton argues that the state's heavy reliance on industry for all of its war needs means that every member of the British industrial economy is implicated in Britain's near-constant state of war"--Provided by publisher

The Industrial Life of Guns. The state and the gun industry, part I : 1688-1756 -- Who made guns? -- The state and the gun industry, part II : 1756-1815 -- The state, war, and industrial revolution -- The Social Life of Guns. Interlude : A brief lesson from African history -- Guns and money -- Guns in arms, part I : home -- Guns in arms, part II : abroad -- The Moral Life of Guns. Interlude : A brief account of the Society of Friends -- Galton's disownment -- The gun trade after 1815 -- Opposition to the gun trade after 1815