Second Hand The Jesuits and the Thirty Years War
Kings, Courts, and Confessors
Author : Robert Bireley
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Very good condition. Clean, bright covers with only light handling/shelf wear. Spine appears sound and square. Internally the pages look clean and well kept, with illustrations crisp and clear. A tidy, presentable copy overall.
Details
General - Pages : 300 | Images : Includes a map and a series of illustrations | Publisher : Cambridge University Press | Place of Publication : United Kingdom | Language : English
Paperback - Year of Publication : 2009 | Edition : Paperback re-issue | Size : 229mm x 152mm | ISBN : 9780521099325
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From the outbreak of war in 1618 to the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, the Thirty Years’ War reshaped Europe’s political and confessional landscape. In this major study, Robert Bireley examines the role of the Society of Jesus at the heart of Catholic decision-making, tracing Jesuit influence and internal tensions across the major courts of Vienna, Munich, Paris, and Madrid.
Rather than treating the conflict as purely military, Bireley explores how war aims shifted as “holy war” arguments competed with pragmatic political realities. Drawing on court politics, religious debate, and the pressures placed on the Jesuit leadership in Rome, the book shows how ideas about the relationship between religion and statecraft evolved under the strain of prolonged international conflict.
An excellent scholarly resource for anyone studying the Thirty Years’ War, Counter-Reformation Europe, and the intersection of religion, diplomacy, and power in seventeenth-century statecraft.
