The projection and limitations of imperial powers, 1618-1850 / edited by Frederick C. Schneid.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schneid, Frederick C.

Series:

History of warfare ; v. 75.

History of warfare, 1385-7827 ; v. 75

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Balance of power--History.

Balance of power.

Power (Social sciences)--Europe--History.

Power (Social sciences).

State, The.

Europe--History, Military--17th century.

Europe.

Europe--History, Military--18th century.

Europe--History, Military--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The two centuries that chronologically bind the topics in this volume span a period in which Europe was in its global ascendancy. The projection of imperial powers reflected the increasing centralization of states. The ability of state institutions to control and pay for the acquisition, protection and maintenance of empires could only be achieved when internal threats abated and centralized bureaucratic states emerged. Expansion, however, was not uniform, and the desire to export power was often limited by economic considerations and internal political and social conflict. Nevertheless, between 1618-1850 hegemonic empires were established and yet, the incidence of conflict between them declined in the years after 1815. This volume explores the various factors related to the projection and limitation of imperial powers in the western world. Contributors are Jeremy Black, Paul W. Schroeder, John A. Lynn, Dennis Showalter, Peter H. Wilson, Janet M. Hartley, Ciro Paoletti and Robert Epstein.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Frederick C. Schneid

Introduction / Frederick C. Schneid

Meaningless Conflict? The Character of the Thirty Years War / Peter H. Wilson

War and Warfare in the Age of Louis XIV: The Global Context / Jeremy Black

The Other Side of Victory: Honorable Surrender during the Wars of Louis XIV / John A. Lynn II

Italy, Piedmont and French Anti-Habsburg Strategy, 1690–1748 / Ciro Paoletti

Reform and Stability: Prussia’s Military Dialectic from Hubertusberg to Waterloo / Dennis Showal

Russia as a Great Military Power, 1762–1825 / Janet M. Hartley

Aspects of Military and Operational Efffectiveness of the Armies of France, Austria, Russia and Prussia in 1813 / Robert M. Epstein

The Napoleonic Wars in Global Perspective / Jeremy Black

Europe’s Progress and America’s Success, 1760–1850 / Paul W. Schroeder

War and Revolution in the Age of the Risorgimento, 1820–1849 / Frederick C. Schneid

Index / Frederick C. Schneid.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-280-49603-7

9786613591265

90-04-22670-2

OCLC:

794328545

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004226708 DOI