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Beyond the military revolution : war in the seventeenth-century world / Jeremy Black.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Black, Jeremy.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War.
- World politics--17th century.
- World politics.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 234 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- Summary:
- "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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780230251557
- 0230251552
- 9780230251564
- 0230251560
- OCLC:
- 704120948
- Online:
- Cover image
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