ID - 23590783 TI - The business of war : military enterprise and military revolution in early modern Europe PY - 2012 SN - 9780521735582 9780521514835 9781139023337 0521514835 0521735580 1139903829 1139897861 1139023330 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Mercenaires KW - Mercenary troops KW - War KW - History KW - History. KW - Economic aspects KW - Europe KW - General. KW - History, Military KW - Economic aspects. KW - Commerce KW - History of Europe KW - anno 1500-1799 KW - Armed conflict (War) KW - Conflict, Armed (War) KW - Fighting KW - Hostilities KW - Wars KW - International relations KW - Military art and science KW - Peace KW - Mercenaries (Soldiers) KW - Troops, Mercenary KW - Armies KW - Non-state actors (International relations) KW - Soldiers KW - Foreign enlistment KW - Private military companies KW - Economic aspects&delete& KW - Council of Europe countries KW - Eastern Hemisphere KW - Eurasia KW - Guerre KW - Histoire KW - Aspect économique KW - Histoire militaire KW - HISTORY / Europe / General. KW - History & Archaeology KW - History - General KW - Aspect économique. KW - Histoire. KW - Aspect économique KW - Mercenary troops - Europe - History KW - Europe - History, Military - 1492-1648 - Economic aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:23590783 AB - This is a major new approach to the military revolution and the relationship between warfare and the power of the state in early modern Europe. Whereas previous accounts have emphasised the growth of state-run armies during this period, David Parrott argues instead that the delegation of military responsibility to sophisticated and extensive networks of private enterprise reached unprecedented levels. This included not only the hiring of troops but their equipping, the supply of food and munitions, and the financing of their operations. The book reveals the extraordinary prevalence and capability of private networks of commanders, suppliers, merchants and financiers who managed the conduct of war on land and at sea, challenging the traditional assumption that reliance on mercenaries and the private sector results in corrupt and inefficient military force. In so doing, the book provides essential historical context to contemporary debates about the role of the private sector in warfare. ER -