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The Thirty Years War was the central political and military encounter of the seventeenth century. It drew in virtually all of Europe, with the exception of England, and by 1650 no European country had entirely escaped the experience of violent conflict. This volume surveys the process of historical rethinking and revision.

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Preface; Map; Introduction; Part I. Problems in the history of the Thirty Years War: 1. Attempts at a reinterpretation of the conflict; 2. The bohemian War 1618–20; 3. The Dutch period of the conflict 1621–5; 4. The Danish intervention and the attempts at the formation of a grand coalition; 5. The Swedish-Dutch period of the conflict 1630–5; 6. The Swedish-French period 1635–43; 7. War, revolution, peace negotiations 1643–50; Part II. The effects of the Thirty Years War: 8. The aftermath of conflict; 9. Changes in the composition of the Bohemian nobility; Conclusion; Notes: Appendix: Index.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/6/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521089623, 978-0521089623
      ISBN10: 052108962X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Thirty Years War was the central political and military encounter of the seventeenth century. It drew in virtually all of Europe, with the exception of England, and by 1650 no European country had entirely escaped the experience of violent conflict. This volume surveys the process of historical rethinking and revision.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Map; Introduction; Part I. Problems in the history of the Thirty Years War: 1. Attempts at a reinterpretation of the conflict; 2. The bohemian War 1618–20; 3. The Dutch period of the conflict 1621–5; 4. The Danish intervention and the attempts at the formation of a grand coalition; 5. The Swedish-Dutch period of the conflict 1630–5; 6. The Swedish-French period 1635–43; 7. War, revolution, peace negotiations 1643–50; Part II. The effects of the Thirty Years War: 8. The aftermath of conflict; 9. Changes in the composition of the Bohemian nobility; Conclusion; Notes: Appendix: Index.

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