The Military in the Early Modern World

A Comparative Approach

312 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

When looking at the early modern period (c. 1500–c. 1800), we often speak of "the military" or "the army". But what exactly do we mean when using these terms? The forms and structures of the armed forces have not only changed between 1500 and 1800, but also varied throughout different regions of the world and even within Europe. The contributors to this volume examine twelve early modern examples of armed forces in the Holy Roman Empire, Western and Eastern Europe, Eastern Asia and North America and paint a multifarious and even disparate picture during this period. The findings suggest that modern notions of the armed forces common in the early modern period should be used more prudently to avoid prevalent implications of non-existing continuity and uniformity.

• Reihe: Herrschaft und soziale Systeme in der Frühen Neuzeit
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte
• ISBN: 9783847110132
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.12.2020
• Größe: 23.5 x 16 cm
• Verlag: V&R unipress
• Herausgegeben von: Markus Meumann
• Herausgegeben von: Ronald G. Asch, Hans-Jürgen Bömelburg, Hervé Drévillon, Enrique de Jesús Garcia Hernán, Mikko Huhtamies, Daniel Krebs, Stefan Kroll, Rhoads Murphey, Olaf van Nimwegen, Martin P. Schennach, Kiyohiko Sugiyama, Shinko Taniguchi, Carmen Winkel, Daria Starcenko, Marian Füssel, Marian Füssel, Andrea Pühringer