Empire, War and Faith in Early Modern Europe - Softcover

Parker, Geoffrey

9780140297898: Empire, War and Faith in Early Modern Europe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140297898 ISBN 13: 9780140297898

Publisher: Penguin, 2003

Goffrey Parker is one of the great historians of the early modern period. These essays touch upon themes as various as Philip II's global strategy, treason in Elizabethan England, the "etiquette of atrocity" in early modern warfare, and the politicsof the early reformation. The collection as a whole offers a chance for students and Parker's many admirers to appreciate the full breadth of his writing.

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Synopsis:

In this work, Geoffrey Parker traces the rise and fall of global empires, the impact of mass warfare and limits to religious growth in 16th- and 17th-century Europe. He ranges from the dramatic rise and fall of Philip II's Spanish superpower to William of Orange's invasion of England; from Elizabethan espionage and treason to the spread of Protestanism; and from the development of military technology to war crimes and the "etiquette of atrocity" in early modern Europe. All these studies reveal what the short-lived triumphs and devastating failures of this period can tell us about the modern world.

About the Author:

Geoffrey Parker is Andreas Dorpalen Professor of History at The Ohio State University, and has previously held chairs at Yale, Princeton and St Andrews. His previous books include The Thirty Years' War, The Spanish Armada (with Colin Martin), The Military Revolution, and The Grand Strategy of Philip II. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Alfonso the Wise. He is now working on a book about the World Crisis in the seventeenth century.

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