The Ashgate Research Companion to the Thirty Years' War

Olaf Asbach author Peter Schröder author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:28th Mar '14

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The Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) remains a puzzling and complex subject for students and scholars alike. This is hardly surprising since it is often contested among historians whether it is actually appropriate to speak of a single war or a series of conflicts. Similarly emphasis is also put on the different motives for going to war, as conflicting religious and political interests were involved. This research companion brings together leading scholars in the field to synthesize the range of existing research on the war, which is still fragmented and divided along national historical lines, and to further explore the complexities of the conflict using an innovative comparative approach. The companion is designed to provide scholars and graduate students with a comprehensive and authoritative overview of research on one of the most destructive conflicts in European history.

"The complexity of the War makes it a challenging subject for both scholars and undergraduates, but this collection of articles comprehensively and authoritatively reviews current historiographical opinion to shed new light over the field."

Mariusz Beclawski, Kozminski University, Poland, Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies

ISBN: 9781409406297

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 929g

362 pages