Beyond the military revolution : war in the seventeenth-century world/
Black, Jeremy
Beyond the military revolution : war in the seventeenth-century world/ Jeremy Black. - Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan 2011 - 234 p. PBK
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Sixteenth-Century Background -- Conflict, 1590-1615 -- Conflict, 1616-1650 -- Conflict, 1650-1683 -- The Expansion of Europe -- Conflict 1683-1707 -- Naval Capability and Warfare -- Warfare, Social Contexts and State Development -- Conclusions: Beyond the Military Revolution? -- Selected Further Reading.
"The 17th century has been seen as a period of 'crisis' or transition from the pre-modern to the modern world. Jeremy Black explores this crucial period in world history from the perspective of war and military institutions. Genuinely global in range, the book engages with and challenges the idea of a "military revolution.""-- Provided by publisher.
9780230251564 0230251552 (hardback) 0230251560 (pbk.) 9780230251557 (hardback)
World politics - 17th century
War
355.02 BLA
Beyond the military revolution : war in the seventeenth-century world/ Jeremy Black. - Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan 2011 - 234 p. PBK
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Sixteenth-Century Background -- Conflict, 1590-1615 -- Conflict, 1616-1650 -- Conflict, 1650-1683 -- The Expansion of Europe -- Conflict 1683-1707 -- Naval Capability and Warfare -- Warfare, Social Contexts and State Development -- Conclusions: Beyond the Military Revolution? -- Selected Further Reading.
"The 17th century has been seen as a period of 'crisis' or transition from the pre-modern to the modern world. Jeremy Black explores this crucial period in world history from the perspective of war and military institutions. Genuinely global in range, the book engages with and challenges the idea of a "military revolution.""-- Provided by publisher.
9780230251564 0230251552 (hardback) 0230251560 (pbk.) 9780230251557 (hardback)
World politics - 17th century
War
355.02 BLA