The environmental legacy of war on the Hungarian-Ottoman frontier, c. 1540-1690 / András Vadas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vadas, András, author.

Series:

Environmental humanities in pre-modern cultures.

Environmental humanities in pre-modern cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fifteen Years' War, 1591-1606--Environmental aspects.

Fifteen Years' War, 1591-1606.

Environmental archaeology--Hungary.

Environmental archaeology.

War--Environmental aspects--Hungary.

War.

Hungary--History--Turkish occupation, 1526-1699.

Hungary.

Turkey--History--1453-1683.

Turkey.

Hungary--Environmental conditions--16th century.

Hungary--Environmental conditions--17th century.

Turkey--Environmental conditions--16th century.

Turkey--Environmental conditions--17th century.

Hungary--Boundaries--Turkey.

Turkey--Boundaries--Hungary.

Hungary--Foreign relations--Turkey.

Turkey--Foreign relations--Hungary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This book is the first monographic attempt to follow the environmental changes that took place in the frontier zone of the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in the sixteenth and seventeenth-centuries. On the one hand, it looks at how the Ottoman-Hungarian wars affected the landscapes of the Carpathian Basin - specifically, the frontier zone. On the other hand, it examines how the environment was used in the military tactics of the opposing realms. By taking into consideration both perspectives, this book intends to pursue the dynamic interplay between war, environment, and local society in the early modern period.

Contents:

Introduction

From the center to the frontier : the environment of central Transdanubia in the early modern period

A century of water? : the Rába Valley in the seventeenth century

From endless forests to meadows and wastelands? : what happened to the forests along the border?

Conclusions. Epilogue - what came after?

Appendices

Index of geographic names

Index of personal names.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Oct 2023).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-04-078057-1

1-003-70602-9

1-04-078659-6

90-485-5201-X

9781003706021

OCLC:

1370123525