War and the State in Early Modern Europe - Spain, the Dutch Republic and Sweden as Fiscal-Military States (Paperback)

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

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Warfare and History
Release date:	November 2001
First published:	2002
Authors:	Jan Glete
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	286
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-22645-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
LSN:	0-415-22645-7
Barcode:	9780415226455

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