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War and the World: Military Power and the Fate of Continents, 1450-2000
This comprehensive history of warfare examines military power and conflict across five centuries from a global perspective. Jeremy Black, Professor of History at the University of Exeter, provides a detailed account of the nature, purpose, and experience of war from 1450 to 2000, challenging conventional interpretations that focus primarily on European dominance.
Global Military Analysis
Black approaches modern warfare from an international context, examining both land and sea operations across continents. The book investigates weaponry, tactics, strategy, and military resources while analyzing the political, social, and cultural impact of conflict. This work takes issue with established interpretations that emphasize technology as the primary factor in military success.
Beyond European Military Dominance
The author challenges the view that European military and naval forces were consistently dominant throughout the period. While European mastery at sea was significant, this did not always translate into equivalent success on land. Black examines formidable non-European military systems including the Ottomans during their expansionist years, Babur and the Mughals in sixteenth-century India, and the Manchu in seventeenth-century China.
The Nineteenth Century Military Revolution
Black contends that the nineteenth century marked the focal period when the international military balance shifted decisively. He demonstrates how military developments, combined with political, economic, and ideological shifts, influenced the nature and success of European imperialism. The book links debates on early modern history with those of more recent centuries.
Comprehensive Scope
This work examines warfare across multiple dimensions: weaponry evolution, tactical innovations, strategic planning, resource allocation, and the broader impacts of military conflict on societies. Black provides a fundamental reexamination of the role of war in the progress of nations, offering insights that challenge traditional narratives of military history.
In this brilliant history of warfare, Jeremy Black is the first to approach the entire modern era from a comprehensive global perspective. He provides a wide-ranging account of the nature, purpose, and experience of war over the past half-millennium and argues the importance of viewing the rise of European power within a wider international context. Investigating both land and sea warfare, Black examines weaponry, tactics, strategy, and resources as well as the political, social, and cultural impact of conflict.
The book takes issue with established interpretations, not least those that emphasize technology, and challenges the view that European military and naval forces were dominant throughout the period. European mastery at sea did not always translate into equivalent success on land, says Black, and many non-European military systems--the Ottomans in their expansionist years, Babur and the Mughals in sixteenth-century India, and the Manchu in China in the following century, for example--were formidable in their own right. The author contends that in the nineteenth century, the focal period of Europe's military revolution, the international military balance shifted decisively. Black shows how military developments, combined with political, economic, and ideological shifts, influenced the nature and success of European imperialism. Linking debates on early modern history with those of more recent centuries, he offers a fundamental reexamination of the role of war in the progress of nations.
Jeremy Black is professor of history at the University of Exeter. He is the author of many books, including Maps and History: Constructing Images of the Past and European Warfare, 1660-1815, both published by Yale University Press.
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War and the World: Military Power and the Fate of Continents, 1450-2000
This comprehensive history of warfare examines military power and conflict across five centuries from a global perspective. Jeremy Black, Professor of History at the University of Exeter, provides a detailed account of the nature, purpose, and experience of war from 1450 to 2000, challenging conventional interpretations that focus primarily on European dominance.
Global Military Analysis
Black approaches modern warfare from an international context, examining both land and sea operations across continents. The book investigates weaponry, tactics, strategy, and military resources while analyzing the political, social, and cultural impact of conflict. This work takes issue with established interpretations that emphasize technology as the primary factor in military success.
Beyond European Military Dominance
The author challenges the view that European military and naval forces were consistently dominant throughout the period. While European mastery at sea was significant, this did not always translate into equivalent success on land. Black examines formidable non-European military systems including the Ottomans during their expansionist years, Babur and the Mughals in sixteenth-century India, and the Manchu in seventeenth-century China.
The Nineteenth Century Military Revolution
Black contends that the nineteenth century marked the focal period when the international military balance shifted decisively. He demonstrates how military developments, combined with political, economic, and ideological shifts, influenced the nature and success of European imperialism. The book links debates on early modern history with those of more recent centuries.
Comprehensive Scope
This work examines warfare across multiple dimensions: weaponry evolution, tactical innovations, strategic planning, resource allocation, and the broader impacts of military conflict on societies. Black provides a fundamental reexamination of the role of war in the progress of nations, offering insights that challenge traditional narratives of military history.
In this brilliant history of warfare, Jeremy Black is the first to approach the entire modern era from a comprehensive global perspective. He provides a wide-ranging account of the nature, purpose, and experience of war over the past half-millennium and argues the importance of viewing the rise of European power within a wider international context. Investigating both land and sea warfare, Black examines weaponry, tactics, strategy, and resources as well as the political, social, and cultural impact of conflict.
The book takes issue with established interpretations, not least those that emphasize technology, and challenges the view that European military and naval forces were dominant throughout the period. European mastery at sea did not always translate into equivalent success on land, says Black, and many non-European military systems--the Ottomans in their expansionist years, Babur and the Mughals in sixteenth-century India, and the Manchu in China in the following century, for example--were formidable in their own right. The author contends that in the nineteenth century, the focal period of Europe's military revolution, the international military balance shifted decisively. Black shows how military developments, combined with political, economic, and ideological shifts, influenced the nature and success of European imperialism. Linking debates on early modern history with those of more recent centuries, he offers a fundamental reexamination of the role of war in the progress of nations.
Jeremy Black is professor of history at the University of Exeter. He is the author of many books, including Maps and History: Constructing Images of the Past and European Warfare, 1660-1815, both published by Yale University Press.
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