Southeast Asian Warfare, 1300-1900

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-90-04-14240-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 16, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 730 g

Reihe: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 3 Southeast Asia

This study of warfare in Southeast Asia between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries examines the chief aspects of warfare in the region. It begins with an examination of the cultural features that made warfare in the region unique, followed by a discussion of the main weapons used, and the two major sites of fighting, sieges and naval contests. Three chapters examine the role played by animals such as elephants and horses. The final two chapters examine the shift from mercenary armies and masses of levies to smaller standing armies. The study closes with an examination of the tumultuous nineteenth century, in which European naval power won the coast and rivers, while Southeast Asians held the advantage further inland.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Charney, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technikgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Michael W. Charney, Ph.D. (1999) in History, University of Michigan, is Lecturer in South East Asian History at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has published extensively on early modern Burmese history, Burmese warfare, migration and religion, and the Overseas Chinese.