The projection and limitations of imperial powers, 1618-1850 /
The projection and limitations of imperial powers, 1618-1850 /
edited by Frederick C. Schneid.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 224 pages)
- History of warfare, 75 1385-7827 ; .
- History of Warfare 75. European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223257. .
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material / Introduction / Meaningless Conflict? The Character of the Thirty Years War / War and Warfare in the Age of Louis XIV: The Global Context / The Other Side of Victory: Honorable Surrender during the Wars of Louis XIV / Italy, Piedmont and French Anti-Habsburg Strategy, 1690–1748 / Reform and Stability: Prussia’s Military Dialectic from Hubertusberg to Waterloo / Russia as a Great Military Power, 1762–1825 / Aspects of Military and Operational Efffectiveness of the Armies of France, Austria, Russia and Prussia in 1813 / The Napoleonic Wars in Global Perspective / Europe’s Progress and America’s Success, 1760–1850 / War and Revolution in the Age of the Risorgimento, 1820–1849 / Index / Frederick C. Schneid -- Frederick C. Schneid -- Peter H. Wilson -- Jeremy Black -- John A. Lynn II -- Ciro Paoletti -- Dennis Showal -- Janet M. Hartley -- Robert M. Epstein -- Jeremy Black -- Paul W. Schroeder -- Frederick C. Schneid -- Frederick C. Schneid.
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The two centuries that chronologically bind the topics in this volume span a period in which Europe was in its global ascendancy. The projection of imperial powers reflected the increasing centralization of states. The ability of state institutions to control and pay for the acquisition, protection and maintenance of empires could only be achieved when internal threats abated and centralized bureaucratic states emerged. Expansion, however, was not uniform, and the desire to export power was often limited by economic considerations and internal political and social conflict. Nevertheless, between 1618-1850 hegemonic empires were established and yet, the incidence of conflict between them declined in the years after 1815. This volume explores the various factors related to the projection and limitation of imperial powers in the western world. Contributors are Jeremy Black, Paul W. Schroeder, John A. Lynn, Dennis Showalter, Peter H. Wilson, Janet M. Hartley, Ciro Paoletti and Robert Epstein.
9789004226708
10.1163/9789004226708 DOI
2012000067
Power (Social sciences)--History.--Europe
State, The.
Balance of power--History.
Europe--History, Military--17th century.
Europe--History, Military--18th century.
Europe--History, Military--19th century.
D273.6 / .P76 2012
940.2
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material / Introduction / Meaningless Conflict? The Character of the Thirty Years War / War and Warfare in the Age of Louis XIV: The Global Context / The Other Side of Victory: Honorable Surrender during the Wars of Louis XIV / Italy, Piedmont and French Anti-Habsburg Strategy, 1690–1748 / Reform and Stability: Prussia’s Military Dialectic from Hubertusberg to Waterloo / Russia as a Great Military Power, 1762–1825 / Aspects of Military and Operational Efffectiveness of the Armies of France, Austria, Russia and Prussia in 1813 / The Napoleonic Wars in Global Perspective / Europe’s Progress and America’s Success, 1760–1850 / War and Revolution in the Age of the Risorgimento, 1820–1849 / Index / Frederick C. Schneid -- Frederick C. Schneid -- Peter H. Wilson -- Jeremy Black -- John A. Lynn II -- Ciro Paoletti -- Dennis Showal -- Janet M. Hartley -- Robert M. Epstein -- Jeremy Black -- Paul W. Schroeder -- Frederick C. Schneid -- Frederick C. Schneid.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
The two centuries that chronologically bind the topics in this volume span a period in which Europe was in its global ascendancy. The projection of imperial powers reflected the increasing centralization of states. The ability of state institutions to control and pay for the acquisition, protection and maintenance of empires could only be achieved when internal threats abated and centralized bureaucratic states emerged. Expansion, however, was not uniform, and the desire to export power was often limited by economic considerations and internal political and social conflict. Nevertheless, between 1618-1850 hegemonic empires were established and yet, the incidence of conflict between them declined in the years after 1815. This volume explores the various factors related to the projection and limitation of imperial powers in the western world. Contributors are Jeremy Black, Paul W. Schroeder, John A. Lynn, Dennis Showalter, Peter H. Wilson, Janet M. Hartley, Ciro Paoletti and Robert Epstein.
9789004226708
10.1163/9789004226708 DOI
2012000067
Power (Social sciences)--History.--Europe
State, The.
Balance of power--History.
Europe--History, Military--17th century.
Europe--History, Military--18th century.
Europe--History, Military--19th century.
D273.6 / .P76 2012
940.2