The Chivalric Ethos and the Development of Military Professionalism

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-90-04-12095-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 816 g

Reihe: History of Warfare

The essays in this volume explore the extent to which the chivalric ethos and military professionalism were incompatible, as well as their relative significance for developments in the art of war, and the rise of the state.
Essays explore the armies and societies of late-medieval and early-modern France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Germany, England and the Netherlands. They examine both the theory and practice of war, using literary, archival and artistic evidence. Overall the volume probes what constitutes military 'professionalism'; assesses the real long term significance of developments in this period; and considers whether military professionalism required the waning of the chivalric ethos or merely resulted in it.
Analysis of elite culture makes this valuable for historians of culture and politics. Military operations are related to organisations and structures, bridging the gap of military enthusiasts and academic historians.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Trim, D J B

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Why Chivalry? Military “Professionalism” in the Twelfth Century: The Origins and Expressions of a Socio-military Ethos (Matthew Bennett)
2. Condottieri and Captains in Renaissance Italy (Michael Mallett)
3. The Portuguese Nobility, and the Rise and Decline of Portuguese Military Power, 1400-1650 (Malyn Newitt)
4. Artisans, Architects and Aristocrats: Professionalism and Renaissance Military Engineering (Simon Pepper)
5. Chivalry and Professionalism in the French Royal Army of the Renaissance (David Potter)
6. Chivalry, Military Professionalism and the Early Tudor Army in Renaissance Europe (Luke MacMahon)
7. Chivalry and Professionalism in Electoral Saxony in the Mid-Sixteenth Century (Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly)
8. Soldados Platicos and Caballeros: The Social Dimensions of Ethics in the Early Modern Spanish Army (Fernando González de León)
9. Army, Society and Military Professionalism in Netherlands during the Eighty Years’ War (D. J. B. Trim)
10. The Officer Corps and Army Command in the British Isles, 1620-1660 (Martyn Bennett)
11. Shoot Them All: Chivalry, Honour and the Confederate Army Officer Corps (Mark A. Weitz)

Über Autor(innen)

D.J.B. Trim is Lecturer in History in the Department of Humanities, Newbold College, and a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of History, University of Reading. He has (co-)edited four volumes of essays on medieval and early-modern military, political and religious history.