In recent decades, historians of early modern Europe, and above all those who study the eighteenth century, elaborated the concept of what has been called the fiscal-military state. This volume of essays by leading authorities, all of whom have published widely on their chosen t…
A collection of essays, which explores the subject of the fiscal-military state by focusing on its exemplars in eighteenth century Europe: Austria, Britain, France, Prussia and Russia. It includes a chapter on the Savoyard state, a lesser power whose career illuminates by compar…
"In recent decades, historians of early-modern Europe, and above all those who study the eighteenth century, have elaborated the concept of what has been called the 'fiscal-military state'. This is a state whose international effectiveness was founded up on the development of la…
The fiscal-military state and international rivalry during the long eighteenth century, 1680s-1815 / Hamish Scott -- The Habsburg monarchy from "military-fiscal state" to "militarisation" / Michael Hochedlinger -- Prussia as a fiscal-military state, 1640-1806 / Peter Wilson -- R…