It is commonplace that warfare was integral to the European expansion, pitting the superiorities of the European against the inferiorities of the native. The aim of this book is to look deeper, and to examine the technological, political and economic structures and capacities of the competing forces that shaped their ability to wage war, and the impact that colonial wars had on European and non-European states and societies alike. Questions of the extent to which one side could adapt its military institutions, tactics and technology to those of its opponents figure prominently. This was far from an inevitable one-way process, and environment and disease remained vital factors. The studies also situate these conflicts within the broader debate concerning the so-called military revolution, and show that our ideas of this need to be reconsidered in the light of what was happening outside Europe.
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'European and Non-European Societies and Christianity and Missions along with the other volumes in An Expanding World should become a standard collection for any academic library. The invaluable bibliography, the variety of themes, and the historical problems will engage students of all levels, undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral, in many aspects of early modern and world history for years to come.' Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. XXX, No. 1
Acknowledgements vii-ix(2) General Editors Preface xi-xiii(2) Introduction xv-xxxiv(19) I ARMED FORCES AND THE EXPANSION OF EUROPE 1(72) 1 Ideology and Conflict: The Wars of the Ottoman Empire, 1453-1606 1(28) John F. Guilmartin, Jr. 2 The French King Wakes up in Detroit: `Pontiacs War in Rumour and History 29(26) Gregory Evans Dowd 3 Fortifications and the `Idea of Force in Early English East India Company Relations with India 55(18) I. Bruce Watson II MILITARY REVOLUTION OR MILITARY EVOLUTION? 73(66) 4 Saint Barbaras Legion: Portuguese Artillery in the Struggle for Morocco, 1415-1578 73(8) John Vogt 5 The Art of War in Angola, 1575-1680 81(20) John K. Thornton 6 Balance and Military Innovation in 17th-Century Java 101(8) Merle Ricklefs 7 Notes on Early European Military Influences in Japan, 1543-1853 109(30) C. R. Boxer III INDIGENOUS ASSISTANCE AND INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE 139(90) 8 Indigenous Assistance in the Establishment of Portuguese Power in Asia in the Sixteenth Century 139(12) G. V. Scammell 9 Crisis and Failure: War and Revolt in the Ambon Islands, 1636-1637 151(26) Gerrit J. Knaap 10 The Company Army and Rural Society: The Invalid Thanah Army, 1780-1830 177(32) Seema Alavi 11 Social Structure of the Tupac Amaru Army in Cuzco, 1780-1781 209(20) Leon G. Campbell IV ADAPTING TO CONDITIONS: TACTICS, TECHNOLOGY, MEDICINE 229(142) 12 Changing Military Technology Among the Indians of Southern New England, 1600-1677 229(16) Patrick M. Malone 13 The Import of Firearms into West Africa, 1750-1807: A Quantitative Analysis 245(30) J. E. Inikori 14 Resources and Techniques in the Second Maratha War 275(30) John Pemble 15 Wellington and the Marathas in 1803 305(8) Randolf G. S. Cooper 16 Combatting the Invisible Enemy: Health and Hospital Care in the Army of New Spain, 1760-1810 313(44) Christon I. Archer 17 Colonial Experience and European Military Reform at the End of the Eighteenth Century 357(14) Peter Paret Index 371
Douglas M. Peers, University of Calgary, Canada John F. Guilmartin Jr., Gregory Evans Dowd, I. Bruce Watson, John Vogt, John K. Thornton, Merle Ricklefs, C. R. Boxer, G. V. Scammell, Gerrit J. Knaap, Seema Alavi, Leon G. Campbell, Patrick M. Malone, J. E. Inikori, John Pemble, Randolf G. S. Cooper, Christon I. Archer, Peter Paret.
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