{"product_id":"9781474235020","title":"War in Europe : 1450 to the Present","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWar in Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jeremy Black\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWar in Europe\u003c\/i\u003e is an overview of war and military development in Europe since 1450, bringing together the work of a renowned historian of modern European and military history in a single authoritative volume. Beginning with the impact of the Reformation and continuing up to the present day, Jeremy Black discusses the following key themes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\tlong-term military developments, notably in the way war is waged and battle conducted\u003cbr\u003e\tthe relationship between war and transformations in the European international system\u003cbr\u003e\tthe linkage between military requirements and state developments\u003cbr\u003e\tthe consequences of these requirements, and of the experience of war, for the nature of society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdopting a clear chronological approach, Black weaves a rich and detailed narrative of the development of war in relation to transformations in the European international system, demonstrating the links between its causes and consequences in the military, political and social spheres. Assimilating decades of important research as well as bringing new perspectives to the topic, \u003ci\u003eWar in Europe \u003c\/i\u003eis a key text for students taking courses in European history, international relations and war studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Addressing the relationship between war and state formation, Jeremy Black offers a skeptical examination of Charles Tilly's formulation that war made the state and the state made war.   Black's study suggests that Tilly's adage tells us more about the centrality of national governments for citizens (and social scientists) in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries than it does about pre-modern states, societies, and war.   Black's historiographical breadth and global scope will challenge readers' assumptions regarding well established models, such as the rise of the State, the rise of the West, and the gunpowder revolution.” —\u003ci\u003eGuy Chet, University of North Texas, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781474235020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40648047591630,"sku":"9781474235020","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_4f90401f-ec75-4ea0-b06f-3350d0434c4c.jpg?v=1639190249","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781474235020","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}