The Environmental Legacy of War on the Hungarian-Ottoman Frontier, c. 1540-1690 / / András Vadas.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023
• VerfasserIn: Vadas, András,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Environmental Humanities in Pre-Modern Cultures ; 6
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (290 p.)

This book is the first monographic attempt to follow the environmental changes that took place in the frontier zone of the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. On the one hand, it looks at how the Ottoman–Hungarian wars affected the landscapes of the Carpathian Basin – specifically, the frontier zone. On the other hand, it examines how the environment was used in the military tactics of the opposing realms. By taking into consideration both perspectives, this book intends to pursue the dynamic interplay between war, environment, and local society in the early modern period.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Note on Names -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From the Center to the Frontier -- 3 A Century of Water? -- 4 From Endless Forests to Meadows and Wastelands? -- 5 Conclusions -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index of Geographic Names -- Index of Personal Names