The World of the Siege : Representations of Early Modern Positional Warfare

The World of the Siege examines the conduct of early modern sieges (15th-18th centuries) in relation to the creation and interpretation of siege narratives. The volume provides insights into the convergences and divergences of diverse (military) cultures across Europe and Asia. Contents 6 List of Figures 8 Notes on Contributors 9 Chapter 1 11 Introduction 11 Anke Fischer-Kattner 11 Part 1 30 Participants and Audiences 30 Chapter 2 31 The World of the Siege in New Perspective: the Populace during the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) 31 Sigrun Haude 31 Chapter 3 54 Colchester’s Plight in European Perspective: Printed Representations of Seventeenth-Century Siege Warfare 54 Anke Fischer-Kattner 54 Chapter 4 95 More Honored in the Breach? Representations of Honor in Louisquatorzian Sieges 95 Jamel Ostwald 95 Part 2 137 Imperial Boundaries 137 Chapter 5 139 Straddling Empires: Revolt and Religion in Early Modern Dalmatia 139 Eric R. Dursteler 139 Chapter 6 166 The 1689 Siege of Bombay in Global Historical Perspective 166 Philip J. Stern 166 Chapter 7 185 Narratives of Akbar’s Sieges and the Construction of Mughal Universal Sovereignty 185 Pratyay Nath 185 Chapter 8 215 Siege Warfare in Verse and Prose: the Ottoman Conquest of Kamianets-Podilsky (Kamaniçe), 1672 215 Kahraman Şakul 215 Part 3 252 Definitions 252 Chapter 9 253 Siegecraft in Ming and Qing China 253 Tonio Andrade 253 Chapter 10 275 “The Enterprises and Surprises That They Would Like to Perform”: Fear, Urban Identities, and Siege Culture during the French Wars of Religion 275 Brian Sandberg 275 Chapter 11 298 Summary: Under Siege? Defining Siege Warfare in World History 298 Peter H. Wilson 298 Index 317 "The World of the Siege examines relations between the conduct and representations of early modern sieges. The volume offers case studies from various regions in Europe (England, France, the Low Countries, Germany, the Balkans) and throughout the world (the Chinese, Ottoman and Mughal Empires), from the 15th century into the 18th. The international contributors analyse how siege narratives were created and disseminated, and how early modern actors as well as later historians made sense of these violent events in both textual and visual artefacts. The volume's chronological and geographical breadth provides insight into similarities and differences of siege warfare and military culture across several cultures, countries and centuries, as well as its impact on both combatants and observers."--Provided by publisher The World of the Siege examines relations between the conduct and representations of early modern sieges. The volume offers case studies from various regions in Europe (England, France, the Low Countries, Germany, the Balkans) and throughout the world (the Chinese, Ottoman and Mughal Empires), from the 15th century into the 18th. The international contributors analyse how siege narratives were created and disseminated, and how early modern actors as well as later historians made sense of these violent events in both textual and visual artefacts.. The volume's chronological and geographical breadth provides insight into similarities and differences of siege warfare and military culture across several cultures, countries and centuries, as well as its impact on both combatants and observers. See inside the book.