Createspace Independent Pub., 2014. — 360 p. — (Emory Endeavors in History, Vol. 5).
Spanning continents, from Japan and the Korean peninsula, across Asia to Europe and the Americas, this volume of Emory Endeavors in History focuses on the role gunpowder technology and its diffusion played in the great divergence between the East and the West. It joins in the conversation between Traditionalists and Revisionists, adding insight to this burgeoning field.
Introduction -
Dr. Tonio AndradeChoe Mu-Seon and The Early Era of Wokou Piracy: Catalyst for the Development of Gunpowder in Korea, a Precursor of Korea-Japan Diplomacy -
Peter KimGunpowder as a Vehicle for the Power Aggrandizement of King Sukchong -
June (Seo Jung) ParkWrath of the Khans: Ming Border Policy, 1368-1574 -
Benjamin SinvanyWhy Mysore? The Idealistic and Materialistic Factors Behind Tipu Sultan’s War Rocket Success -
Arish JamilThe Downfall of the Iroquois -
Sam BleiweisA Country Dangerous for Discipline: The Clash and Combination of Regular and Irregular Warfare during the French and Indian War -
Nicole GoetzSurpassing Xerxes: The Advent of Ottoman Gunpowder Technology in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries -
Kyle JohnsonThe Decline of Japanese Firearm Manufacturing and Proliferation in the Seventeenth Century -
Alex AstrothThe Naval Component of the Battle of Shubra Khit -
George GranberryThe Causes of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Loss at Waterloo 1815 -
Eric HuhThe Empress Dowager’s Role in the Reforms of 1898 -
Kim BlackTechnological Diffusion in Early-Meiji Naval Development, 1880-1895 -
Cathryn Morette