Brice Cossart
Biographic Data
| ID | 1467704 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brice Cossart |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brice |
| FAMILY NAME | Cossart |
| SIGNATURE | COSSART B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Pablo de Olavide |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1013-9447 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Contractor states and globalization of the market for naval artillery technology (1500–1750)
This article reflects on the dynamics that underlay the circulation of military technology during the early modern phase of globalization. The debate on the development and transfer of gunpowder weaponry has been dominated by a grid of analysis which implicitly puts value on sovereign production and direct state control over the resources used for war. Focusing on the transfer of naval artillery between Europe and Asia, the article argues for the…
The Gun in Central Africa
Reviewed by: The Gun in Central Africa: A History of Technology and Politics by Giacomo Macola Brice Cossart The Gun in Central Africa: A History of Technology and Politics By Giacomo Macola. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2016. Pp. 266. Written by Giacomo Macola, a specialist of African history, this book studies precolonial African societies’ political, social, and cultural relationship with the exogenous technology of firearms. This publicatio…
Producing Skills for an Empire
Through the case study of the school of gunners created in Seville in 1576, this article aims to shed light on the emergence of teaching practices which were not only essential to the development of seaborne empires but also allow us to question the relationship between technology and science in the late Renaissance. The Seville school of gunners was established by the Spanish monarchy in the last quarter of the sixteenth century with the purpose…
Contractor states and globalization of the market for naval artillery technology (1500–1750)
This article reflects on the dynamics that underlay the circulation of military technology during the early modern phase of globalization. The debate on the development and transfer of gunpowder weaponry has been dominated by a grid of analysis which implicitly puts value on sovereign production and direct state control over the resources used for war. Focusing on the transfer of naval artillery between Europe and Asia, the article argues for the…
Producing Skills for an Empire
Through the case study of the school of gunners created in Seville in 1576, this article aims to shed light on the emergence of teaching practices which were not only essential to the development of seaborne empires but also allow us to question the relationship between technology and science in the late Renaissance. The Seville school of gunners was established by the Spanish monarchy in the last quarter of the sixteenth century with the purpose…
The Gun in Central Africa
Reviewed by: The Gun in Central Africa: A History of Technology and Politics by Giacomo Macola Brice Cossart The Gun in Central Africa: A History of Technology and Politics By Giacomo Macola. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2016. Pp. 266. Written by Giacomo Macola, a specialist of African history, this book studies precolonial African societies’ political, social, and cultural relationship with the exogenous technology of firearms. This publicatio…
Contractor states and globalization of the market for naval artillery technology (1500–1750)
This article reflects on the dynamics that underlay the circulation of military technology during the early modern phase of globalization. The debate on the development and transfer of gunpowder weaponry has been dominated by a grid of analysis which implicitly puts value on sovereign production and direct state control over the resources used for war. Focusing on the transfer of naval artillery between Europe and Asia, the article argues for the…
Archaeology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Economic history (2 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Apprenticeship (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Artillery (1 work)