War and Society in the Seventeenth Centu

Klappentext Sir George Clark discusses war as a factor for good and ill in European society in the seventeenth century. Zusammenfassung Sir George Clark discusses war as a factor for good and ill in European society in the seventeenth century. In particular! he shows how war helped to determine the emergence of modern Europe from a society geographically! politically and doctrinally confused. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. War as an institution; 2. The analogy of the duel; 3. War as a collision of societies; 4. War and the European community; 5. The Barbary Corsairs in the seventeenth century; 6. The cycle of war and peace in modern history; Appendix: List of books and articles; Index.

Product details

• Authors: George Clark
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.05.2009
• EAN: 9780521135825
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13582-5
• Series: Wiles Lectures
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories