In this latest addition to the War & Conflict Through the Ages series,
Brian Sandberg offers a truly global examination of the intersections
between war, culture, and society in the early modern period. He traces
the innovative military technologies and practices that emerged around
1500, exploring the different forms of warfare including dynastic war,
religious warfare, raiding warfare, and peasant revolt that shaped
conflicts during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. He explains
how significant social, economic, and political developments transformed
warfare on land and at sea at a time of global imperialism and growing
mercantilism, forcing states and military systems to respond to rapidly
changing situations.
Engaging and insightful, War and Conflict in the Early Modern World
will appeal to scholars and students of world history, the early modern
period, and those interested in the broader relationship between war and
society.