Beyond the Military Revolution: War in the Seventeenth-Century WorldThe seventeenth century has long been seen as a period of 'crisis' or transition from the pre modern to the modern world. This book offers a chance to explore this crisis from the perspective of war and military institutions in a way that should appeal to those doing global history. By placing 17th century warfare in a global context, Black challenges conventional chronologies and permits a reappraisal of the debate over what has been seen as the