Second Hand Military Migration and State Formation
The British Military Community in Seventeenth-Century Sweden
Series : Studies in War, Society, and the Military
Author : Mary Elizabeth Ailes
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Condition
Very good hardback. Clean black cloth boards with light shelf/handling wear only. Spine gilt remains clear. Binding is sound and square. Internally clean and well presented, with figures and tables sharp and legible throughout.
Details
General - Pages : 192 | Images : Figures/Graphs and Tables | Publisher : University of Nebraska Press | Place of Publication : Lincoln, Nebraska, USA | Language : English
Hardback - Year of Publication : 2002 | Edition : First Edition | Size : 229mm x 152mm | ISBN : 0803210604
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A focused scholarly study of British officers and their descendants who served in Sweden during the seventeenth century, Military Migration and State Formation explores how military service abroad shaped both migrant communities and the development of the early modern Swedish state. Drawing on evidence from military careers, patronage networks, and land grants, Mary Elizabeth Ailes examines the place of foreign military professionals within Swedish society and the ways in which service communities interacted with politics, diplomacy, and state finance.
With particular attention to British mercenaries in Swedish service, the book is an excellent specialist resource for readers interested in the Thirty Years’ War era, Scandinavian military history, early modern migration, and the broader question of how states integrated (and relied upon) skilled military outsiders.
