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War and the State in Early Modern Europe

By Jan Glete

War and the State in Early Modern Europe Politics & History

War and the State in Early Modern Europe

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The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw many ambitious European rulers develop permanent armies and navies. War and the State in Early Modern Europe examines this military change as a central part of the political, social and economic transformation of early modern Europe. This important study exposes the economic structures necessary for supporting permanent military organisations across Europe. Large armed forces could not develop successfully without various interest groups who needed protection and were willing to pay for it. Arguing that early fiscal-military states were in fact protection-selling enterprises, the author focuses on: * Spain, the Dutch Republic and Sweden * the role of local elites * the political and organisational aspects of this new military development
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2002-01-01
Publication Date:
2001-11-08
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415226449
ISBN13:
9780415226448
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
599 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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