MacDougall Islamic Seapower during the Age of Fighting Sail

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-78744-157-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 260 Seiten

Shows how extensive the naval power of Islamic states was, charts the rise and fall of Islamic navies, and outlines the various wars and campaigns in which Islamic navies were involved.

Autoren/Hrsg.

MacDougall, Philip

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Seestreitkräfte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: The Ottoman State Navy in the West: A Systems Failure
Metamorphosis
Galleons to Attack Galleons
Types of Naval Officers
Çesme
The Reforms of Selim III
Navarino
Part Two: North African States and Provinces
Zenith of the North African Ghazi States
To the Shores of Tripoli
Egypt - a Periodic Maritime Interest
Part Three: The Indian Ocean
The Coastal Waters of Arabia
The Muslim States of India
Conclusion
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

MacDougall Philip:
Philip MacDougall was formerly a Lecturer in the Department of Economic History at the University of Kent. He is the author and editor of several books on maritime history, including The Naval Mutinies of 1797 (Boydell, 2011), Naval Resistance to Britain's Growing Power in India, 1660-1800 (Boydell, 2014) and Islamic Seapower during the Age of Fighting Sail (Boydell, 2017).