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War and Conflict in the Early Modern World, 1500–1700 by Brian Sandberg (review)

War and Conflict in the Early Modern World, 1500–1700 by Brian Sandberg (review) 108 JOURNAL OF WORLD HISTORY, MARCH 2018 certain conservative bent could probably enjoy reading the book. Occasionally, I too gave myself over to the pleasures of Fried’s vivid (re)constructions, particularly in the sections of the study dealing with Frankish-papal relations, or set in the city of Rome, all of which are truly masterful. But too often the author’s veneration for Charles, and his denigration of the world that Charles (in his view) saved, nagged at me. I can make my peace with Fried only by remembering that Charlemagne is “a work of fiction” (p. vii) that is (admittedly?) rife with distortions. As Fried explains: “attempts to make him into a hero figure among mortals have distorted remembrance of Charlemagne” (p. 521). FELICE LIFSHITZ University of Alberta War and Conflict in the Early Modern World, 1500–1700.By BRIAN SANDBERG. Malden, MA: Polity, 2016. xii, 362 pp. $69.95 (hardcover); $26.95 (paperback). This is an ambitious book. It aims to study the dynamics of war and conflict across the globe during two hundred years in which contact, encounters, colonisation and exchanges between societies and polities transformed war and military culture; and it endeavours to do this in 362 pages. Even at this cursory http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of World History University of Hawai'I Press

War and Conflict in the Early Modern World, 1500–1700 by Brian Sandberg (review)

Linch, Kevin
Journal of World History , Volume 29 (1) – Mar 1, 2018
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108 JOURNAL OF WORLD HISTORY, MARCH 2018 certain conservative bent could probably enjoy reading the book. Occasionally, I too gave myself over to the pleasures of Fried’s vivid (re)constructions, particularly in the sections of the study dealing with Frankish-papal relations, or set in the city of Rome, all of which are truly masterful. But too often the author’s veneration for Charles, and his denigration of the world that Charles (in his view) saved, nagged at me. I can make my peace with Fried only by remembering that Charlemagne is “a work of fiction” (p. vii) that is (admittedly?) rife with distortions. As Fried explains: “attempts to make him into a hero figure among mortals have distorted remembrance of Charlemagne” (p. 521). FELICE LIFSHITZ University of Alberta War and Conflict in the Early Modern World, 1500–1700.By BRIAN SANDBERG. Malden, MA: Polity, 2016. xii, 362 pp. $69.95 (hardcover); $26.95 (paperback). This is an ambitious book. It aims to study the dynamics of war and conflict across the globe during two hundred years in which contact, encounters, colonisation and exchanges between societies and polities transformed war and military culture; and it endeavours to do this in 362 pages. Even at this cursory

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Published: Mar 1, 2018

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