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The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History
Book • 2016
The Gunpowder Age explores the invention and development of gunpowder in China, which began as early as the 900s, and its continued innovation through the early 1700s.
Despite being the originators of gunpowder, China fell behind the West in gunpowder warfare by the early 1800s.
Andrade argues that China's lack of practice in warfare during a period of relative peace from 1760 onwards was a significant factor in this decline.
The book highlights China's military dynamism and its ability to quickly modernize its forces during times of great warfare, such as the period following the Opium War. It challenges long-standing explanations of the Great Divergence between the West and Asia by showing that China’s military innovation was deeper and more sustained than previously understood.
Despite being the originators of gunpowder, China fell behind the West in gunpowder warfare by the early 1800s.
Andrade argues that China's lack of practice in warfare during a period of relative peace from 1760 onwards was a significant factor in this decline.
The book highlights China's military dynamism and its ability to quickly modernize its forces during times of great warfare, such as the period following the Opium War. It challenges long-standing explanations of the Great Divergence between the West and Asia by showing that China’s military innovation was deeper and more sustained than previously understood.
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