War and Society in Renaissance Europe, 1450-1620 by J. R. Hale
This book examines the developments in military technique and technology which both fueled and resulted from the changing nature of warfare.
War and Society in Renaissance Europe, 1450-1620
War and Society in Renaissance Europe, 1450-1620
Summary
This book examines the developments in military technique and technology which both fueled and resulted from the changing nature of warfare.
War and Society in Renaissance Europe, 1450-1620 Summary
War and Society in Renaissance Europe, 1450-1620 Reviews
This book is very readable; it is full of epigrams and bon mots. It is also full of important and often provocative comments on European society during the Renaissance. No historian of the period should miss it or fail to recommend it to his students. Times Literary Supplement
About J. R. Hale
J.R. Hale is professor of Italian history at University College, London, and a fellow of the British Academy. Among his many previous works are Renaissance Europe: The Individual and Society, 1480-1520 and, most recently, The Military Organization of a Renaissance State: Venice c. 1400 to 1617 (with M.E. Mallett).
Table of Contents
Editor's preface
Author's preface
Chapter 1. Why there were wars
Chapter 2. The military reformation: techniques and organization
Chapter 3. Recruitment: personal and organized violence; the Second Estate
Chapter 4. Recruitment: the reaction of the Third Estate
Chapter 5. The society of soldiers: the professionals
Chapter 6. The society of soldiers: conditions of service
Chapter 7. The direct impact of war on civilians
Chapter 8. The inderect impact: war and the economy
Chapter 9. The indirect impact: war, taxation and government
Notes
Select bibliography
Index
Additional information
GOR007978965
9780801831966
0801831962
War and Society in Renaissance Europe, 1450-1620 by J. R. Hale
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Johns Hopkins University Press
1986-02-26
288
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