War and Society in Renaissance Europe, 1450-1620

War and Society in Renaissance Europe, 1450-1620

Author: John Rigby Hale

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780773517653

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"Covering the years between the end of the Hundred Years War and the beginning of the Thirty Years War, this book explains the part played by war in the lives of individuals in the early modern phase of European history."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved


War and Society in Europe, 1870-1970

War and Society in Europe, 1870-1970

Author: Brian Bond

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780773517639

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As Europe descended into an era of war and 19th century hopes for peace faded, warfare was itself transformed by the growth of nationalism and technological advances. This study assesses the influence of war on European society between 1870 and 1970.


Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance

Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance

Author: John Hale

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1995-06

Total Pages: 676

ISBN-13: 0684803526

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Exploring every aspect of art, philosophy, politics, life and culture between 1450 and 1620, this enthralling panorama examines one of the most fascinating and exciting periods in European history. "A rich, dense book which combines inspiring generalizations with idiosyncratic detail".--The Spectator. Photos.


War, Culture and Society in Renaissance Venice

War, Culture and Society in Renaissance Venice

Author: John Rigby Hale

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9781852850906

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While the majority of these essays are about wars fought against Venice's enemies or on the building and defence of Venetian and other fortifications, there are also essays on other aspects of Venetian life and art: on Giorgione's earliest work; on the career of a Venetian pope; on the building of the Ca' d'Oro; and on the Diarii of Marino Sanuto.


War and Society in Early Modern Europe

War and Society in Early Modern Europe

Author: Frank Tallett

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-02-08

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1134720203

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War and Society in Early Modern Europe takes a fresh approach to military history. Rather than looking at tactics and strategy, it aims to set warfare in social and institutional contexts. Focusing on the early-modern period in western Europe, Frank Tallett gives an insight into the armies and shows how warfare had an impact on different social groups, as well as on the economy and on patterns of settlement.


The Routledge History of Global War and Society

The Routledge History of Global War and Society

Author: Matthew S. Muehlbauer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-02-21

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 1317533186

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The Routledge History of Global War and Society offers a sweeping introduction to the most significant research on the causes, experiences, and impacts of war throughout history. This collection of twenty-seven essays by leading historians demonstrates how war and society studies have dramatically expanded the chronological, geographic, and thematic breadth of the field of military history. Each chapter addresses the ways in which recent scholarship has integrated cultural, ethical, environmental, medical, and ideological factors to explain both conventional conflicts and genocide, terrorism, and other forms of mass violence. The broad scope of the collection makes it the perfect primer for scholars and students seeking to understand the complex interactions of warfare and those affecting and affected by conflict.


War and Power in the Twenty-First Century

War and Power in the Twenty-First Century

Author: Paul Hirst

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-11-07

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 0745697569

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Future developments in war, armed conflict and internationalrelations are central to our collective fate in this century. Thisbook looks forward by considering the forces that will drivechanges in military organizations, sources of conflict, the powerof states and the nature of the international system. New military technologies will alter how wars are fought and willinfluence the balance of power. Changes in the global environmentwill provide new causes of conflict and will change economicpriorities. As a result, the state will survive as the key socialinstitution and populations will look to it to acquire and todistribute scarce resources like water, energy and land. Many ofthe changes that seem transformatory today, like globalization, theinternet and mass consumerism, will be shown to be less significantthan we believe them to be. Hirst puts such changes into perspective by comparing them with therevolutionary changes in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries inEurope: the firepower revolution, the rise of the sovereignterritorial state and the parallel development of the internationalsystem, and the creation of world trade. These basic structures ofthe modern world are still with us and will remain, despite majorchanges in twenty-first-century society. This book will appeal to students of politics, political sociology& international relations as well as the interested generalreader.


European Warfare, 1494-1660

European Warfare, 1494-1660

Author: Jeremy Black

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-07-05

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1134477082

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The onset of the Italian Wars in 1494, subsequently seen as the onset of 'modern warfare', provides the starting point for this impressive survey of European Warfare in early modern Europe. Huge developments in the logistics of war combined with exploration and expansion meant interaction with extra-European forms of military might. Jeremy Black looks at technological aspects of war as well social and political developments and effects during this key period of military history. This sharp and compact analysis contextualises European developments and as establishes the global significance of events in Europe.


War in Human Civilization

War in Human Civilization

Author: Azar Gat

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2008-03-26

Total Pages: 839

ISBN-13: 0191622818

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Why do people go to war? Is it rooted in human nature or is it a late cultural invention? How does war relate to the other fundamental developments in the history of human civilization? And what of war today - is it a declining phenomenon or simply changing its shape? In this truly global study of war and civilization, Azar Gat sets out to find definitive answers to these questions in an attempt to unravel the 'riddle of war' throughout human history, from the early hunter-gatherers right through to the unconventional terrorism of the twenty-first century. In the process, the book generates an astonishing wealth of original and fascinating insights on all major aspects of humankind's remarkable journey through the ages, engaging a wide range of disciplines, from anthropology and evolutionary psychology to sociology and political science. Written with remarkable verve and clarity and wholly free from jargon, it will be of interest to anyone who has ever pondered the puzzle of war.