Concepts of War, 1650-1900
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Concepts of War, 1650-1900
From Free-Rider Strategies to Survival of the Fittest
Schuurman, Paul
Brill
02/2023
228
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Inglês
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????Preface??
List of Figures and Tables??
Introduction??
1???The Cat's Grand Strategy Pieter de la Court on Holland and the Challenges and Prospects of Free-Riding Behaviour during the General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century??
?1?Introduction
?2?Commerce and Compromise
?3?Historical Context: Change and Crisis
?4?Game Theory
?5?Holland and Europe: the Opportunities of Free-Riding
?6?Holland and the Other United Provinces: the Challenges of Free-Riding
?7?Philosophical Context: Hobbes and Spinoza
?8?Conclusion
2???Fran?c?ois F?e?nelon on Luxury, War, and Trade in the ?Telemachus???
?1?Introduction
?2?Telemachus
?3?Boetica
?4?Salentum: Luxury and War
?5?Salentum: Commerce
?6?Mercantilism
?7?Quietism
?8?Self-interest
?9?Evaluation
3???'The Effect in Turn Became the Cause' Determinism and Causal Feedback Loops in Montesquieu's Explanations for the Military Rise and Fall of Rome??
?1?Introduction
?2?Determinism and Contingency at the Meso-Level
?3?Process Explanations
?4?Military and Political Context
?5?Philosophical and Historiographical Context
4???Carl von Clausewitz on Limited War: a Three-Stage Interpretation??
?1?Introduction
?2?Interaction and Holism
?3?Friction
?4?Suspension
?5?Politics
?6?Discussion
5???What-If at Waterloo: Clausewitz's Use of Historical Counterfactuals in his History of the Campaign of 1815??
?1?Introduction
?2?Description: the Waterloo Campaign in 25 Counterfactuals
?3?Analysis of the Function of Counterfactuals in the 'Campaign of 1815'
?4?Context: On War
?5?Context: Military History in General
6???Models of War 1770-1830: the Birth of Wargames and the Trade-Off between Realism and Simplicity??
?1?Introduction
?2?Wargames 1770-1830: Types and Functions
?3?Historical Background: Peace and War and Peace
?4?Trade-Off between Realism and Simplicity
?5?The Realism-Simplicity Trade-Off and Chance
?6?Discussion: Empire of Chance?
?7?Conclusion
7???Preparing for War: Prussian-German Professional Wargames and the Leadership Concept of Mission Tactics 1870-1880??
?1?Introduction
?2?Prussian-German Wargames 1870-1880
?3?Wargames and Mission Tactics
?4?Wargames and Mission Tactics: Incubation, Rifles, and Railways
?5?Conclusion
8???Herbert Spencer and the Paradox of War??
?1?Introduction
?2?The Function of War: before Spencer
?3?Spencer on the Function of War
?4?Biological Evolution: Two Mechanisms
?5?Evolution of the Militant and the Industrial Type: the Same Two Mechanisms
?6?The Function of the Militant/Industrial Typology
?7?Evaluation
Bibliography??
Index??
List of Figures and Tables??
Introduction??
1???The Cat's Grand Strategy Pieter de la Court on Holland and the Challenges and Prospects of Free-Riding Behaviour during the General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century??
?1?Introduction
?2?Commerce and Compromise
?3?Historical Context: Change and Crisis
?4?Game Theory
?5?Holland and Europe: the Opportunities of Free-Riding
?6?Holland and the Other United Provinces: the Challenges of Free-Riding
?7?Philosophical Context: Hobbes and Spinoza
?8?Conclusion
2???Fran?c?ois F?e?nelon on Luxury, War, and Trade in the ?Telemachus???
?1?Introduction
?2?Telemachus
?3?Boetica
?4?Salentum: Luxury and War
?5?Salentum: Commerce
?6?Mercantilism
?7?Quietism
?8?Self-interest
?9?Evaluation
3???'The Effect in Turn Became the Cause' Determinism and Causal Feedback Loops in Montesquieu's Explanations for the Military Rise and Fall of Rome??
?1?Introduction
?2?Determinism and Contingency at the Meso-Level
?3?Process Explanations
?4?Military and Political Context
?5?Philosophical and Historiographical Context
4???Carl von Clausewitz on Limited War: a Three-Stage Interpretation??
?1?Introduction
?2?Interaction and Holism
?3?Friction
?4?Suspension
?5?Politics
?6?Discussion
5???What-If at Waterloo: Clausewitz's Use of Historical Counterfactuals in his History of the Campaign of 1815??
?1?Introduction
?2?Description: the Waterloo Campaign in 25 Counterfactuals
?3?Analysis of the Function of Counterfactuals in the 'Campaign of 1815'
?4?Context: On War
?5?Context: Military History in General
6???Models of War 1770-1830: the Birth of Wargames and the Trade-Off between Realism and Simplicity??
?1?Introduction
?2?Wargames 1770-1830: Types and Functions
?3?Historical Background: Peace and War and Peace
?4?Trade-Off between Realism and Simplicity
?5?The Realism-Simplicity Trade-Off and Chance
?6?Discussion: Empire of Chance?
?7?Conclusion
7???Preparing for War: Prussian-German Professional Wargames and the Leadership Concept of Mission Tactics 1870-1880??
?1?Introduction
?2?Prussian-German Wargames 1870-1880
?3?Wargames and Mission Tactics
?4?Wargames and Mission Tactics: Incubation, Rifles, and Railways
?5?Conclusion
8???Herbert Spencer and the Paradox of War??
?1?Introduction
?2?The Function of War: before Spencer
?3?Spencer on the Function of War
?4?Biological Evolution: Two Mechanisms
?5?Evolution of the Militant and the Industrial Type: the Same Two Mechanisms
?6?The Function of the Militant/Industrial Typology
?7?Evaluation
Bibliography??
Index??
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Carl von Clausewitz; Game theory; Herbert Spencer; Historical counterfactuals; History of ideas; Military history; Montesquieu; Napoleon; Systems theory; Wargames
????Preface??
List of Figures and Tables??
Introduction??
1???The Cat's Grand Strategy Pieter de la Court on Holland and the Challenges and Prospects of Free-Riding Behaviour during the General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century??
?1?Introduction
?2?Commerce and Compromise
?3?Historical Context: Change and Crisis
?4?Game Theory
?5?Holland and Europe: the Opportunities of Free-Riding
?6?Holland and the Other United Provinces: the Challenges of Free-Riding
?7?Philosophical Context: Hobbes and Spinoza
?8?Conclusion
2???Fran?c?ois F?e?nelon on Luxury, War, and Trade in the ?Telemachus???
?1?Introduction
?2?Telemachus
?3?Boetica
?4?Salentum: Luxury and War
?5?Salentum: Commerce
?6?Mercantilism
?7?Quietism
?8?Self-interest
?9?Evaluation
3???'The Effect in Turn Became the Cause' Determinism and Causal Feedback Loops in Montesquieu's Explanations for the Military Rise and Fall of Rome??
?1?Introduction
?2?Determinism and Contingency at the Meso-Level
?3?Process Explanations
?4?Military and Political Context
?5?Philosophical and Historiographical Context
4???Carl von Clausewitz on Limited War: a Three-Stage Interpretation??
?1?Introduction
?2?Interaction and Holism
?3?Friction
?4?Suspension
?5?Politics
?6?Discussion
5???What-If at Waterloo: Clausewitz's Use of Historical Counterfactuals in his History of the Campaign of 1815??
?1?Introduction
?2?Description: the Waterloo Campaign in 25 Counterfactuals
?3?Analysis of the Function of Counterfactuals in the 'Campaign of 1815'
?4?Context: On War
?5?Context: Military History in General
6???Models of War 1770-1830: the Birth of Wargames and the Trade-Off between Realism and Simplicity??
?1?Introduction
?2?Wargames 1770-1830: Types and Functions
?3?Historical Background: Peace and War and Peace
?4?Trade-Off between Realism and Simplicity
?5?The Realism-Simplicity Trade-Off and Chance
?6?Discussion: Empire of Chance?
?7?Conclusion
7???Preparing for War: Prussian-German Professional Wargames and the Leadership Concept of Mission Tactics 1870-1880??
?1?Introduction
?2?Prussian-German Wargames 1870-1880
?3?Wargames and Mission Tactics
?4?Wargames and Mission Tactics: Incubation, Rifles, and Railways
?5?Conclusion
8???Herbert Spencer and the Paradox of War??
?1?Introduction
?2?The Function of War: before Spencer
?3?Spencer on the Function of War
?4?Biological Evolution: Two Mechanisms
?5?Evolution of the Militant and the Industrial Type: the Same Two Mechanisms
?6?The Function of the Militant/Industrial Typology
?7?Evaluation
Bibliography??
Index??
List of Figures and Tables??
Introduction??
1???The Cat's Grand Strategy Pieter de la Court on Holland and the Challenges and Prospects of Free-Riding Behaviour during the General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century??
?1?Introduction
?2?Commerce and Compromise
?3?Historical Context: Change and Crisis
?4?Game Theory
?5?Holland and Europe: the Opportunities of Free-Riding
?6?Holland and the Other United Provinces: the Challenges of Free-Riding
?7?Philosophical Context: Hobbes and Spinoza
?8?Conclusion
2???Fran?c?ois F?e?nelon on Luxury, War, and Trade in the ?Telemachus???
?1?Introduction
?2?Telemachus
?3?Boetica
?4?Salentum: Luxury and War
?5?Salentum: Commerce
?6?Mercantilism
?7?Quietism
?8?Self-interest
?9?Evaluation
3???'The Effect in Turn Became the Cause' Determinism and Causal Feedback Loops in Montesquieu's Explanations for the Military Rise and Fall of Rome??
?1?Introduction
?2?Determinism and Contingency at the Meso-Level
?3?Process Explanations
?4?Military and Political Context
?5?Philosophical and Historiographical Context
4???Carl von Clausewitz on Limited War: a Three-Stage Interpretation??
?1?Introduction
?2?Interaction and Holism
?3?Friction
?4?Suspension
?5?Politics
?6?Discussion
5???What-If at Waterloo: Clausewitz's Use of Historical Counterfactuals in his History of the Campaign of 1815??
?1?Introduction
?2?Description: the Waterloo Campaign in 25 Counterfactuals
?3?Analysis of the Function of Counterfactuals in the 'Campaign of 1815'
?4?Context: On War
?5?Context: Military History in General
6???Models of War 1770-1830: the Birth of Wargames and the Trade-Off between Realism and Simplicity??
?1?Introduction
?2?Wargames 1770-1830: Types and Functions
?3?Historical Background: Peace and War and Peace
?4?Trade-Off between Realism and Simplicity
?5?The Realism-Simplicity Trade-Off and Chance
?6?Discussion: Empire of Chance?
?7?Conclusion
7???Preparing for War: Prussian-German Professional Wargames and the Leadership Concept of Mission Tactics 1870-1880??
?1?Introduction
?2?Prussian-German Wargames 1870-1880
?3?Wargames and Mission Tactics
?4?Wargames and Mission Tactics: Incubation, Rifles, and Railways
?5?Conclusion
8???Herbert Spencer and the Paradox of War??
?1?Introduction
?2?The Function of War: before Spencer
?3?Spencer on the Function of War
?4?Biological Evolution: Two Mechanisms
?5?Evolution of the Militant and the Industrial Type: the Same Two Mechanisms
?6?The Function of the Militant/Industrial Typology
?7?Evaluation
Bibliography??
Index??
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