Success is Never Final. Empire, War and Faith in Early Modern Europe. - Geoffrey Parker
Empire, War, and Faith in Early Modern Europe
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Failure fascinates historians, especially when it follows fast on the heels of victory. In ten provocative essays, Geoffrey Parker chronicles notable moments in fifteenth-, sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe when defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory. He paints a broad picture of empire, war, and religion in the early modern world.Parker groups his material into three sections. In the first, he examines the rise and fall of the first global empire, the Spanish Empire. In the second, he shows h...
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2002 Uitgever: Basic Books 432 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0465054773 ISBN-13: 9780465054770Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Original brown boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, 8vo.; Dust jacket price clipped. [Auteur: Parker, Geoffrey] [Pagina's: 440] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: London : Basic Books] [Jaar: 2002] [Titel: Success Is Never Final: Empire, War, and Faith in Early Mo...