{"product_id":"emperor-charles-v-impresario-of-war-campaign-strategy-international-finance-and-domestic-politics-hardback-9780521814317","title":"Emperor Charles V, Impresario of War; Campaign Strategy, International Finance, and Domestic Politics (Hardback) 9780521814317","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEmperor Charles V, Impresario of War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCampaign Strategy, International Finance, and Domestic Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 2002 book examines the campaigns of Emperor Charles V from a military, political and economic perspective.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames D. Tracy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521814317, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 November 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e362 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.5 cm, 0.62 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: 'One must admire the comprehensive scholarship and depth of understanding that has shaped this work …'. Australian History Yearbook\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEmperor Charles V (1500–1558) asserted his princely authority by deciding at times to lead his own armies to war, despite the misgivings of advisers. Since Europe's wars were fought with money borrowed against future revenues, even an emperor had to share power with his bankers, and his parliaments. This 2002 book examines all three dimensions of European warfare. Charles's role as commander-in-chief is evaluated by measuring the strategic aims of his personal campaigns. The process by which bankers took control of the finances of the Habsburg lands becomes clear from an examination of where the money came from to pay for Charles's campaigns. Finally, a comparison of the realms that provided most of Charles's revenues - Castile, Naples, and three Low Countries provinces - shows how some parliamentary bodies, if not all, successfully pursued long-term local interests by exploiting the dynasty's need for money.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Strategy and Finance: 1. The grand strategy of Charles V\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Habsburg-Valois struggle: Italy 1515–28\u003cbr\u003e 3. The search for revenue, I: the hard roads of fiscal reform\u003cbr\u003e 4. The search for revenue, II: parliamentary subsidies\u003cbr\u003e 5. The search for credit: Charles and his bankers\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Impresario of War: Charles's Campaigns, 1529–52\u003cbr\u003e 6. Finding uses for an army: Charles in Italy, 1529–30\u003cbr\u003e 7. Crusades in Austria and the Mediterranean, 1532–5\u003cbr\u003e 8. Failures in Provence and at Prevesa and Algiers, 1536–41\u003cbr\u003e 9. Charles's Grand Plan, 1543–4\u003cbr\u003e 10. The first Schmalkaldic War, 1546–7\u003cbr\u003e 11. The second Schmalkaldic War and the assault on Metz, 1552\u003cbr\u003e Part III. War Taxation: Parliaments of the Core Provinces of the Low Countries, Naples, and Castile\u003cbr\u003e 12. Fiscal devolution and war taxation in the Low Countries\u003cbr\u003e 13. Baronial politics and war finances in the Kingdom of Naples\u003cbr\u003e 14. Town autonomy, Noble magistrates, and war taxation in Castile\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913166315800,"sku":"9780521814317","price":98.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521814317i_8eef0d51-973a-44e0-a8cd-b3957436922a.jpg?v=1691368333","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/emperor-charles-v-impresario-of-war-campaign-strategy-international-finance-and-domestic-politics-hardback-9780521814317","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}