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

by Jan Glete

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415226457
• ISBN13: 9780415226455
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"