The Military Revolution and the State

Matthew Muehlbauer, School of Advanced Military Studies

This course is a reading and discussion seminar that will begin by examining the concept and debate over the military revolution. Students will then scrutinize particular ideas that are integral to the notion of the military revolution, such as the role of technology, the interaction between war and society, and the emergence of the modern state, as well as those relevant for understanding the development of armed forces in early modern Europe.