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Guns for the Sultan: Military Power and the Weapons Industry in the Ottoman Empire - Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization Agoston, Gabor (Georgetown University, Washington DC)
Guns for the Sultan: Military Power and the Weapons Industry in the Ottoman Empire - Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
Agoston, Gabor (Georgetown University, Washington DC)
Gabor Agoston's book contributes to an emerging strand of military history, that examines organised violence as a challenge to early modern states, their societies and economies. Based on extensive research in the Turkish archives, the book affords much insight regarding the early success and subsequent failure of an Islamic empire against European adversaries.
300 pages, 20 b/w illus. 5 maps 31 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 4, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521603911 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 300 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 154 × 20 mm · 444 g |
| Language | English |