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War and the State in Early Modern Europe: Spain, the Dutch Republic and Sweden as Fiscal-Military States
Mr. Jan Glete
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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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Warfare and History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415226455
SKU
V9780415226455
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Reviews for War and the State in Early Modern Europe: Spain, the Dutch Republic and Sweden as Fiscal-Military States
'A scholarly attempt to integrate the history of early modern state formation with early modern warfare in Europe.' - USI Journal