Colonial Frontier Guns
Author | : T. M. Hamilton |
Publisher | : Pioneer Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1987-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780913150610 |
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Author | : T. M. Hamilton |
Publisher | : Pioneer Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1987-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780913150610 |
Author | : M. L. Brown |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Books (DC) |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 1980-11-17 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Carl Parcher Russell |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1980-01-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780803238572 |
Author | : Carl P. Russell |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2012-03-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0486140237 |
DIVThoroughly documented reference identifies guns used in America during eastern settlement and westward expansion. The highly readable survey describes those who used and sold weapons as well as those who made them. 58 rare illustrations. /div
Author | : George Shumway |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Firearms |
ISBN | : 9780873870795 |
Author | : Saheed Aderinto |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2018-01-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0253031621 |
Guns are an enduring symbol of imperialism, whether they are used to impose social order, create ceremonial spectacle, incite panic, or to inspire confidence. In Guns and Society, Saheed Aderinto considers the social, political, and economic history of these weapons in colonial Nigeria. As he transcends traditional notions of warfare and militarization, Aderinto reveals surprising insights into how colonialism changed access to firearms after the 19th century. In doing so, he explores the unusual ways in which guns were used in response to changes in the Nigerian cultural landscape. More Nigerians used firearms for pastime and professional hunting in the colonial period than at any other time. The boom and smoke of gunfire even became necessary elements in ceremonies and political events. Aderinto argues that firearms in the Nigerian context are not simply commodities but are also objects of material culture. Considering guns in this larger context provides a clearer understanding of the ways in which they transformed a colonized society.
Author | : William Kelleher Storey |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012-03-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781107403963 |
In this book, William Kelleher Storey shows that guns and discussions about guns during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries were fundamentally important to the establishment of racial discrimination in South Africa. Relying mainly on materials held in archives and libraries in Britain and South Africa, Storey explains the workings of the gun trade and the technological development of the firearms. He relates the history of firearms to ecological, political, and social changes, showing that there is a close relationship between technology and politics in South Africa.
Author | : Toivo U. Raun |
Publisher | : Hoover Institution Press |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Raun (Central Eurasian studies, Indiana U.) surveys Estonia's political history, economy, social and demographic developments, and cultural life from the prehistoric era to the present, with attention paid to historiography and different interpretation of significant issues. Estonian history is also placed in the context of northern and eastern Europe. The original edition was published in 1987; the second, in 1991, and this is an updated version of that second edition. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : Kristine Carlson Asselin |
Publisher | : Capstone Classroom |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1429679859 |
"Describes various weapons and battles of the colonial period in America"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : David J. Silverman |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2016-10-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674974743 |
The adoption of firearms by American Indians between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries marked a turning point in the history of North America’s indigenous peoples—a cultural earthquake so profound, says David Silverman, that its impact has yet to be adequately measured. Thundersticks reframes our understanding of Indians’ historical relationship with guns, arguing against the notion that they prized these weapons more for the pyrotechnic terror guns inspired than for their efficiency as tools of war. Native peoples fully recognized the potential of firearms to assist them in their struggles against colonial forces, and mostly against one another. The smoothbore, flintlock musket was Indians’ stock firearm, and its destructive potential transformed their lives. For the deer hunters east of the Mississippi, the gun evolved into an essential hunting tool. Most importantly, well-armed tribes were able to capture and enslave their neighbors, plunder wealth, and conquer territory. Arms races erupted across North America, intensifying intertribal rivalries and solidifying the importance of firearms in Indian politics and culture. Though American tribes grew dependent on guns manufactured in Europe and the United States, their dependence never prevented them from rising up against Euro-American power. The Seminoles, Blackfeet, Lakotas, and others remained formidably armed right up to the time of their subjugation. Far from being a Trojan horse for colonialism, firearms empowered American Indians to pursue their interests and defend their political and economic autonomy over two centuries.