Beschrijving
22.5 x 14.5 cm. xiv,263 pp. Hardcover with dustjacket. With 28 b/w illustrations. – Series: Aligarh Historians Society Series – Gunpowder is widely recognized as an important technological factor behind political and even social change. This book surveys the history of gunpowder and firearms in India, tracing their arrival in the thirteenth century from China and in the late fifteenth century from Europe and examining the role played by the Mongols and the Portuguese in this transmission. – Ex-libris stamp/number on title, otherwise a good copy
Auteur: KHAN, Iqtidar Alam
Jaar: 2004
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Uitgeverij: Oxford University Press
Plaats: New Delhi
ISBN: 9780195665260
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