War, Entrepreneurs, and the State in Europe and the Mediterranean, 1300-1800

Fynn-Paul, Jeff

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“…60 These studies have also reassessed the role of military entrepreneurs who had long been considered minor actors of the military bureaucracy, often associated with ideas of corruption and decadence of public service, and who are now presented as 'the most efficient option for any state to pursue, given the limitations of government at the time'. 61 This new approach invites historians to move away from the classic institutional views on military forces centred on nation states, in order to understand the mobilization of military resources as an international 'market'. 62 In this perspective, the on-going research of Wilson and Klerk is proposing the interesting idea of 'fiscal military hubs', defined as international clusters able to supply specialized military resources and expertise to states, semi-state and non-state actors.…”

Section: Contractor States and The Access To European Naval Technologymentioning

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Contractor states and globalization of the market for naval artillery technology (1500–1750)

Cossart

2024

Journal of Global History

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This article reflects on the dynamics that underlay the circulation of military technology during the early modern phase of globalization. The debate on the development and transfer of gunpowder weaponry has been dominated by a grid of analysis which implicitly puts value on sovereign production and direct state control over the resources used for war. Focusing on the transfer of naval artillery between Europe and Asia, the article argues for the need to expand the scope of analysis of the contractor state, so far centred on Europe, and study the potential world-scale of the market for naval resources and services in the period between 1500 and 1750. It also highlights the need to replace the reading of technological transfers centred on nation-states by a more fluid and transnational vision which articulates the demand stemming from both states and non-state actors and the rise of regional clusters specialized in providing naval technology with competitive levels of prices, in an age of increasingly interconnected maritime economies. Therefore, the article aims to show why naval artillery, despite being a protagonist of old imperialistic narratives, is still a relevant object of study for the agenda of global history.

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Section: Contractor States and The Access To European Naval Technologymentioning

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Contractor states and globalization of the market for naval artillery technology (1500–1750)

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2024

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The French navy and war entrepreneurs: Identity, business relations, conflicts, and cooperation in the eighteenth century

Plouviez

2017

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Shipbuilding administration under the Spanish Habsburg and Bourbon regimes (1590‒1834): A comparative perspective

Valdez-Bubnov

2017

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War, Entrepreneurs, and the State in Europe and the Mediterranean, 1300-1800

Cited by 11 publications

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Contractor states and globalization of the market for naval artillery technology (1500–1750)

Contractor states and globalization of the market for naval artillery technology (1500–1750)

The French navy and war entrepreneurs: Identity, business relations, conflicts, and cooperation in the eighteenth century

Shipbuilding administration under the Spanish Habsburg and Bourbon regimes (1590‒1834): A comparative perspective

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