Peter Frankopan

A devilish instrument of war

Having invented gunpowder in the ninth century, China might easily have advanced through Europe. But its reluctance to wage war left it sidelined for centuries, according to Tonio Andrade

issue 12 March 2016

  • The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Invention and the Rise of the West in World History

    Tonio Andrade

    Princeton, pp. 432

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