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The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Geoffrey Parker The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Geoffrey Parker
R1,083 R1,026 Discovery Miles 10 260 Save R57 (5%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare, written and updated by a team of nine distinguished military historians, examines how war was waged by Western powers across a sweeping timeframe, beginning with classical Greece and Rome, moving through the Middle Ages and the early modern period, down to the wars of the twenty-first century in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. The book stresses five essential aspects of the Western way of war: a combination of technology, discipline, and an aggressive military tradition with an extraordinary capacity to respond rapidly to challenges and to use capital rather than manpower to win. Although the focus remains on the West, and on the role of violence in its rise, each chapter also examines the military effectiveness of its adversaries and the regions in which the West's military edge has been - and continues to be - challenged.

Armada - The Spanish Enterprise and England's Deliverance in 1588 (Hardcover): Colin Martin, Geoffrey Parker Armada - The Spanish Enterprise and England's Deliverance in 1588 (Hardcover)
Colin Martin, Geoffrey Parker
R1,004 Discovery Miles 10 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The definitive history of the Spanish Armada, lavishly illustrated and fully revised In July 1588 the Spanish Armada sailed from Corunna to conquer England. Three weeks later an English fireship attack in the Channel-and then a fierce naval battle-foiled the planned invasion. Many myths still surround these events. The genius of Sir Francis Drake is exalted, while Spain's efforts are belittled. But what really happened during that fateful encounter? Drawing on archives from around the world, Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker also deploy vital new evidence from Armada shipwrecks off the coasts of Ireland and Scotland. Their gripping, beautifully illustrated account provides a fresh understanding of how the rival fleets came into being; how they looked, sounded, and smelled; and what happened when they finally clashed. Looking beyond the events of 1588 to the complex politics which made war between England and Spain inevitable, and at the political and dynastic aftermath, Armada deconstructs the many legends to reveal why, ultimately, the bold Spanish mission failed.

The Geopolitics of Domination (Paperback): Geoffrey Parker The Geopolitics of Domination (Paperback)
Geoffrey Parker
R1,359 Discovery Miles 13 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Using the examples of the Ottoman Empire, Spain, Austria, France and Germany, this book describes the principal geopolitical features of the expansionist state. It then presents a model of the operation of the expansionist process over space and time. It goes on to apply the geopolitical characteristics of the model to the period after 1945 in order to assess the extent to which the Soviet Union might be considered as being an expansionist state, either actually or potentially. This latter question is obviously once more extremely relevant with the current events in Ukraine.

Philip II (Paperback, 4th ed.): Geoffrey Parker Philip II (Paperback, 4th ed.)
Geoffrey Parker
bundle available
R678 R560 Discovery Miles 5 600 Save R118 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this spellbinding biography, the definitive work on Philip, Geoffrey Parker drew upon a vast, previously untapped collection of the king's private correspondence, in which he expressed his emotions, personal thoughts, and social philosophy. This new edition has a Bibliographical Essay, evaluating the many new works on Philip published on and around the 400th anniversary of his death.

Western Geopolitical Thought in the Twentieth Century (Hardcover): Geoffrey Parker Western Geopolitical Thought in the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)
Geoffrey Parker
R3,981 Discovery Miles 39 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book surveys the development of geo-political thought in the twentieth century and relates it to international political developments, as well as examining how sound geopolitical theories are. It considers the work of Mackinder, Hartshorne, and Haushofer and his disciples in Germany who influenced the Nazis; and of more recent developments including Marxist geographical writing.

The General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Geoffrey Parker, Lesley M. Smith The General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Geoffrey Parker, Lesley M. Smith
R3,991 Discovery Miles 39 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

One of the fiercest and most wide-ranging debates in historical circles during the last decade has concerned the theory that, throughout Europe, the seventeenth century was a period of crisis so significant and intense that it could be labeled a "General Crisis."
This updated volume takes the still acrimonious debate up to today. Geoffrey Parker and Lesley Smith have collected ten important subsequent essays concerning the social, economic and political crises which affected Europe and Asia in the mid-seventeenth century. This edition of "The General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century" contains fresh research, new perspectives and completely updated bibliographies and index.

The General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century (Paperback, 2nd edition): Geoffrey Parker, Lesley M. Smith The General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Geoffrey Parker, Lesley M. Smith
R1,197 Discovery Miles 11 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

One of the most fierce and wide-ranging debates in historical circles during the last twenty years has concerned the theory that throughout Europe, the seventeenth century was a period of crisis so pervasive, significant and intense that it could be labelled a 'General Crisis'. A number of articles stimulated by the debate were collected and published in a book entitled Crisis in Europe, edited by Trevor Aston.
This volume takes the still acrimonious debate up to the present day. The editors have collected together ten important subsequent essays concerning the social, economic and political crises which affected not only Europe but also Asia in the mid-seventeenth century. All the pieces are essential reading for a clear understanding of the period. This new edition of The General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century contains fresh research, new perspectives and completely updated bibliographies and index.

The Thirty Years' War (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Geoffrey Parker The Thirty Years' War (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Geoffrey Parker
R4,862 Discovery Miles 48 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first edition of "The Thirty Years' War
offered an unrivalled survey of a central period in European history. Drawing on a huge body of source material from different languages and countries throughout Europe, it provided a clear and comprehensive narrative" "and analytical account of the subject. It has established itself as the classic text with reviewers, students and the general reader. This second edition has been thoroughly revised to include the very latest research. The updated bibliographical information provides an invaluable" "resource, synthesising the major work in the field, in all languages, up to 1996. The book covers the horrors of the war and the contorted politics of the period. It deals with all the major figures, including Wallerstein and Richelieu, Gustavus Adolphus and Tilly, the Winter King and" "the Habsburg emperors. For range and depth of coverage there is no other work like it. It has become the definitive book on the subject. Contributors: Simon Adams, Gerhard Benecke, Richard Bonney, John H. Elliott, R.J.W. Evans, Christopher R. Friedrichs, Bodo Nischan, Geoffrey Parker, E." "Ladewig Petersen, Michael Roberts."

The Thirty Years' War (Paperback, 2nd edition): Geoffrey Parker The Thirty Years' War (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Geoffrey Parker
R1,380 Discovery Miles 13 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first edition of "The Thirty Years' War
offered an unrivalled survey of a central period in European history. Drawing on a huge body of source material from different languages and countries throughout Europe, it provided a clear and comprehensive narrative" "and analytical account of the subject. It has established itself as the classic text with reviewers, students and the general reader. This second edition has been thoroughly revised to include the very latest research. The updated bibliographical information provides an invaluable" "resource, synthesising the major work in the field, in all languages, up to 1996. The book covers the horrors of the war and the contorted politics of the period. It deals with all the major figures, including Wallerstein and Richelieu, Gustavus Adolphus and Tilly, the Winter King and" "the Habsburg emperors. For range and depth of coverage there is no other work like it. It has become the definitive book on the subject. Contributors: Simon Adams, Gerhard Benecke, Richard Bonney, John H. Elliott, R.J.W. Evans, Christopher R. Friedrichs, Bodo Nischan, Geoffrey Parker, E." "Ladewig Petersen, Michael Roberts."

Western Geopolitical Thought in the Twentieth Century (Paperback): Geoffrey Parker Western Geopolitical Thought in the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
Geoffrey Parker
R1,182 Discovery Miles 11 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book surveys the development of geo-political thought in the twentieth century and relates it to international political developments, as well as examining how sound geopolitical theories are. It considers the work of Mackinder, Hartshorne, and Haushofer and his disciples in Germany who influenced the Nazis; and of more recent developments including Marxist geographical writing.

The Cambridge History of Warfare (Hardcover): Geoffrey Parker The Cambridge History of Warfare (Hardcover)
Geoffrey Parker
R1,886 Discovery Miles 18 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A compelling subject, war is common to almost all known societies and almost all periods of history. The Cambridge History of Warfare is a comprehensive account of war in the West. The combined effort of seven leading experts, this book treats the history of all aspects of the subject: the development of warfare on land, seas, and air; weapons and technology; strategy and defense; discipline and intelligence; mercenaries and standing armies; cavalry and infantry; chivalry and blitzkreig; guerrilla assault and nuclear warfare. It places in context particular key elements in the history of armed engagement, from the Greek victory at Marathon, through the advent of gunpower in medieval England and France, to the jungle warfare of Vietnam and the strategic air strikes of the Gulf War. Throughout, there is an emphasis on the socio-economic aspects of military progress and how these help explain the rise of the West over the past two millenia to global military dominance.

Emperor - A New Life of Charles V (Paperback): Geoffrey Parker Emperor - A New Life of Charles V (Paperback)
Geoffrey Parker
bundle available
R600 Discovery Miles 6 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Drawing on vital new evidence, a top historian dramatically reinterprets the life and reign of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, ruler of the world's first transatlantic empire"Masterly."-William Anthony Hay, Wall Street Journal "Seldom does one find a work of such profound scholarship delivered in such elegant and engaging prose. Drawing deftly on an astonishing volume of documentary evidence, Parker has produced a masterpiece: an epic, detailed and vivid life of this complex man and his impossibly large empire."-Susannah Lipscomb, Financial Times Selected as a book of the year (2020) by Simon Sebag Montefiore in Aspects of History magazine The life of Emperor Charles V (1500-1558), ruler of Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and much of Italy and Central and South America, has long intrigued biographers. But the elusive nature of the man (despite an abundance of documentation), his relentless travel and the control of his own image, together with the complexity of governing the world's first transatlantic empire, complicate the task. Geoffrey Parker, one of the world's leading historians of early modern Europe, has examined the surviving written sources in Dutch, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish, as well as visual and material evidence. He explores the crucial decisions that created and preserved this vast empire, analyzes Charles's achievements within the context of both personal and structural factors, and scrutinizes the intimate details of the ruler's life for clues to his character and inclinations. The result is a unique biography that interrogates every dimension of Charles's reign and views the world through the emperor's own eyes.

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Geoffrey Parker The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Geoffrey Parker
R3,459 R2,966 Discovery Miles 29 660 Save R493 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare, written and updated by a team of nine distinguished military historians, examines how war was waged by Western powers across a sweeping timeframe, beginning with classical Greece and Rome, moving through the Middle Ages and the early modern period, down to the wars of the twenty-first century in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. The book stresses five essential aspects of the Western way of war: a combination of technology, discipline, and an aggressive military tradition with an extraordinary capacity to respond rapidly to challenges and to use capital rather than manpower to win. Although the focus remains on the West, and on the role of violence in its rise, each chapter also examines the military effectiveness of its adversaries and the regions in which the West's military edge has been - and continues to be - challenged.

The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road, 1567-1659 - The Logistics of Spanish Victory and Defeat in the Low Countries'... The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road, 1567-1659 - The Logistics of Spanish Victory and Defeat in the Low Countries' Wars (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Geoffrey Parker
R850 R705 Discovery Miles 7 050 Save R145 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The publication of The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road in 1972 marked the birth of the 'new military history', which emphasized military organization - mobilization, pay, supply, morale and, above all, logistics - rather than military 'events' such as sieges and battles. Geoffrey Parker studied one of the great logistical feats of early modern Europe: how Habsburg Spain managed to maintain and mobilize the largest army in Europe in an 80-year effort to suppress the Dutch Revolt, at 700 miles' distance. Using a unique combination of surviving records, he presented strikingly the logistical problems of fighting wars in early modern Europe, and demonstrated why Spain failed to suppress the Dutch Revolt. The book has been constantly cited since its first publication in English (with translations into Spanish and Dutch). This revised second edition includes some new sources and updates some references but otherwise remains faithful to the original version.

Spain, Europe and the Atlantic - Essays in Honour of John H. Elliott (Paperback, Revised): Richard L. Kagan, Geoffrey Parker Spain, Europe and the Atlantic - Essays in Honour of John H. Elliott (Paperback, Revised)
Richard L. Kagan, Geoffrey Parker
R1,312 Discovery Miles 13 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The idea of a dialogue--sometimes harmonious, sometimes divisive--between the center and periphery of the early modern European state stands at the heart of much of John Elliott's historical writing. This collection of essays by a group of Elliott's former students examines different aspects of this important theme and develops them. Taken together with the "personal appreciation" of Elliott (now Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford), it forms an important examination of the work of the greatest living historian of Spain as well as being a major contribution to early modern European history.

The Cambridge History of Warfare (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Geoffrey Parker The Cambridge History of Warfare (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Geoffrey Parker
R848 R754 Discovery Miles 7 540 Save R94 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare, written and updated by a team of eight distinguished military historians, examines how war was waged by Western powers across a sweeping timeframe beginning with classical Greece and Rome, moving through the Middle Ages and the early modern period, down to the wars of the twenty-first century in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. The book stresses five essential aspects of the Western way of war: a combination of technology, discipline, and an aggressive military tradition with an extraordinary capacity to respond rapidly to challenges and to use capital rather than manpower to win. Although the focus remains on the West, and on the role of violence in its rise, each chapter also examines the military effectiveness of its adversaries and the regions in which the West's military edge has been - and continues to be - challenged.

The Cambridge History of Warfare (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Geoffrey Parker The Cambridge History of Warfare (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Geoffrey Parker
R2,587 R2,358 Discovery Miles 23 580 Save R229 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare, written and updated by a team of eight distinguished military historians, examines how war was waged by Western powers across a sweeping timeframe beginning with classical Greece and Rome, moving through the Middle Ages and the early modern period, down to the wars of the twenty-first century in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. The book stresses five essential aspects of the Western way of war: a combination of technology, discipline, and an aggressive military tradition with an extraordinary capacity to respond rapidly to challenges and to use capital rather than manpower to win. Although the focus remains on the West, and on the role of violence in its rise, each chapter also examines the military effectiveness of its adversaries and the regions in which the West's military edge has been - and continues to be - challenged.

The Geopolitics of Domination (Hardcover): Geoffrey Parker The Geopolitics of Domination (Hardcover)
Geoffrey Parker
R3,540 Discovery Miles 35 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Using the examples of the Ottoman Empire, Spain, Austria, France and Germany, this book describes the principal geopolitical features of the expansionist state. It then presents a model of the operation of the expansionist process over space and time. It goes on to apply the geopolitical characteristics of the model to the period after 1945 in order to assess the extent to which the Soviet Union might be considered as being an expansionist state, either actually or potentially. This latter question is obviously once more extremely relevant with the current events in Ukraine.

Global Crisis - War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century (Abridged, Paperback, Abridged and Revised... Global Crisis - War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century (Abridged, Paperback, Abridged and Revised Edition)
Geoffrey Parker
R505 R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Save R101 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

An accessible synthesis of the prescient best seller exploring seventeenth-century catastrophe and the impact of climate change First published in 2013, Geoffrey Parker's prize-winning best seller Global Crisis analyzes the unprecedented calamities-revolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, and regicides-that befell the mid-seventeenth-century world and wiped out as much as one-third of the global population, and reveals climate change to be the root cause. Examining firsthand accounts of the crises and scrutinizing the prevailing weather patterns during the 1640s and 1650s-longer and harsher winters, and cooler and wetter summers-Parker reveals evidence of disrupted growing seasons causing malnutrition, disease, a higher death toll, and fewer births. This new abridged edition distills the original book's prodigious research for a broader audience while retaining and indeed emphasizing Parker's extraordinary historical achievement: his dazzling demonstration of the link between climate change and worldwide catastrophe 350 years ago. Yet, the contemporary implications of his study are equally important: are we prepared today for the catastrophes that climate change could bring tomorrow? At half the original length, this user-friendly abridgment is ideal for students and general readers seeking a rapid handle on the key issues.

The Military Revolution - Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, 1500-1800 (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Geoffrey... The Military Revolution - Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, 1500-1800 (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Geoffrey Parker
R859 R714 Discovery Miles 7 140 Save R145 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Well before the Industrial Revolution, Europe developed the superior military potential and expertise that enabled her to dominate the world for the next two centuries. In this attractively illustrated and updated edition, Geoffrey Parker discusses the major changes in the military practice of the West during this time period--establishment of bigger armies, creation of superior warships, the role of firearms--and argues that these major changes amounted to a "military revolution" that gave Westerners a decided advantage over people of other continents. A new chapter addresses the controversies engendered by the previous edition.

Global Crisis - War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century (Paperback): Geoffrey Parker Global Crisis - War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century (Paperback)
Geoffrey Parker 1
R658 R607 Discovery Miles 6 070 Save R51 (8%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

How to account for decades of worldwide war, revolution, and human suffering in the seventeenth century? A master historian uncovers the disturbing answer. Revolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, regicides - the calamities of the mid-seventeenth century were not only unprecedented, they were agonisingly widespread. A global crisis extended from England to Japan, and from the Russian Empire to sub-Saharan Africa. North and South America, too, suffered turbulence. The distinguished historian Geoffrey Parker examines first-hand accounts of men and women throughout the world describing what they saw and suffered during a sequence of political, economic and social crises that stretched from 1618 to the 1680s. Parker also deploys scientific evidence concerning climate conditions of the period, and his use of 'natural' as well as 'human' archives transforms our understanding of the World Crisis. Changes in the prevailing weather patterns during the 1640s and 1650s - longer and harsher winters, and cooler and wetter summers - disrupted growing seasons, causing dearth, malnutrition, and disease, along with more deaths and fewer births. Some contemporaries estimated that one-third of the world died, and much of the surviving historical evidence supports their pessimism. Parker's demonstration of the link between climate change and worldwide catastrophe 350 years ago stands as an extraordinary historical achievement. And the contemporary implications of his study are equally important: are we at all prepared today for the catastrophes that climate change could bring tomorrow?

Imprudent King - A New Life of Philip II (Paperback): Geoffrey Parker Imprudent King - A New Life of Philip II (Paperback)
Geoffrey Parker
bundle available
R612 Discovery Miles 6 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A vast archive of documents, unread since the sixteenth century, revises the portrait of Philip II, Spain's best-known king "A superbly informed narrative of Philip II's long career as Europe's most powerful king."-Henry Kamen, Little Reviews "This authoritative, intelligently revisionist biography must stand now as the primary reference."-Iain Finlayson, The Times Philip II (1527-1598) is not only the most famous king in Spanish history, but one of the most famous monarchs in English history: the man who married Mary Tudor and later launched the Spanish Armada against her sister Elizabeth I. This compelling biography of the most powerful European monarch of his day begins with his conception (1526) and ends with his ascent to Paradise (1603), two occurrences surprisingly well documented by contemporaries. Eminent historian Geoffrey Parker draws on four decades of research on Philip as well as a recent, extraordinary archival discovery-a trove of 3,000 documents in the vaults of the Hispanic Society of America in New York City, unread since crossing Philip's own desk more than four centuries ago. Many of them change significantly what we know about the king. The book examines Philip's long apprenticeship; his three principal interests (work, play, and religion); and the major political, military, and personal challenges he faced during his long reign. Parker offers fresh insights into the causes of Philip's leadership failures: was his empire simply too big to manage, or would a monarch with different talents and temperament have fared better?

The Persians - Lost Civilizations (Paperback): Brenda Parker, Geoffrey Parker The Persians - Lost Civilizations (Paperback)
Brenda Parker, Geoffrey Parker
R387 R316 Discovery Miles 3 160 Save R71 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Now available in paperback, The Persians tells the story of this cultured ancient civilization, tracing the unique features of Persian life as well as their influence down the centuries. The book describes the difficulties early Persians encountered and how these contributed to their unique character and the establishment of the Achaemenid Empire. It recounts the keenly fought conflicts with the Greeks for mastery of the Eastern Mediterranean, a contest which was to dominate the geopolitics of the ancient world, and it paints a vivid picture of the many great Persian cities and their spectacular achievements: an efficient road system that linked an empire together; respect for their subject peoples; and advances in irrigation techniques which created a 'paradise' envied by their neighbours.

Operations Management for Dummies (Library Edition): Marie Hoffman Operations Management for Dummies (Library Edition)
Marie Hoffman; Edward Anderson, Mary Ann Anderson, Geoffrey Parker
R1,692 R1,198 Discovery Miles 11 980 Save R494 (29%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
La Guerra de Los Treinta Anos (English, Spanish, Paperback): Geoffrey Parker La Guerra de Los Treinta Anos (English, Spanish, Paperback)
Geoffrey Parker
R688 Discovery Miles 6 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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