Arming the periphery : the arms trade in the Indian Ocean during the age of global empire

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    • Chew, Emrys

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Arming the periphery : the arms trade in the Indian Ocean during the age of global empire

Emrys Chew

Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-294)

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A major historical study of the global arms trade, revolving around the transfer of small arms from metropolitan Europe to the turbulent frontiers of Indian Ocean societies during the 'long' nineteenth century (c.1780-1914).

Table of Contents

List of Maps Preface Introduction The Arms Trade and Global Empire in the Indian Ocean The Arms Trade in the Metropolis The Arms Trade in the Western Indian Ocean The Arms Trade in the Eastern Indian Ocean The Arms Trade and War in the Indian Ocean Appendices Bibliography Index

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