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Sir George Clark discusses war as a factor for good and ill in European society in the seventeenth century. In particular, he shows how war helped to determine the emergence of modern Europe from a society geographically, politically and doctrinally confused.

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Preface; 1. War as an institution; 2. The analogy of the duel; 3. War as a collision of societies; 4. War and the European community; 5. The Barbary Corsairs in the seventeenth century; 6. The cycle of war and peace in modern history; Appendix: List of books and articles; Index.

War and Society in the Seventeenth Century

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 7/30/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521135825, 978-0521135825
      ISBN10: 0521135826

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Sir George Clark discusses war as a factor for good and ill in European society in the seventeenth century. In particular, he shows how war helped to determine the emergence of modern Europe from a society geographically, politically and doctrinally confused.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. War as an institution; 2. The analogy of the duel; 3. War as a collision of societies; 4. War and the European community; 5. The Barbary Corsairs in the seventeenth century; 6. The cycle of war and peace in modern history; Appendix: List of books and articles; Index.

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