Noel Geoffrey ParkerFRHistSFBA (born 25 December 1943) is an English historian specialising in the history of Western Europe, Spain, and warfare during the early modern era. His best known book is The Military Revolution: Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, 1500–1800, first published by Cambridge University Press in 1988.
Parker argues that what distinguishes the “Western way of war” accounts for its extraordinary success in conquering most of the world after 1500:
The Western way of war rests upon five principal foundations: technology, discipline, a highly aggressive military tradition, a remarkable capacity to innovate and to respond rapidly to the innovation of others and—from about 1500 onward—a unique system of war finance. The combination of all five provided a formula for military success....The outcome of wars has been determined less by technology, then by better war plans, the achievement of surprise, greater economic strength, and above all superior discipline. [2]
Parker argues that Western armies were stronger because they emphasized discipline, that is, "the ability of a formation to stand fast in the face of the enemy, where they're attacking or being attacked, without giving way to the natural impulse of fear and panic.” Discipline came from drills and marching in formation, target practice, and creating small “artificial kinship groups” such as the company and the platoon, to enhance psychological cohesion and combat efficiency.[3]
Honoursedit
According to Tonio Andrade and William Reger:
Few people of his generation have had such an important influence on our understanding of the early modern world. He’s written on military history, financial history, the history of crime, Spanish history, Dutch history, religious history, global history, and most recently, environmental history. His work is known throughout the world—he’s been translated into more than a dozen languages—and he’s particularly revered in Spain and the Netherlands. He has trained and mentored several generations of scholars by instilling in them his characteristic and successful recipe for historical research: focusing on big questions but keeping one's feet on the ground, or, as he might put it, one's ass in the archives.[4]
He was awarded the Joseph Sullivant Medal by OSU in 2021.[5] In 2014, Parker was awarded the British Academy Medal for his book Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century.[6]
Guide to the Archives of the Spanish Institutions in or concerned with the Netherlands (1556–1706). Brussels, 1971. (Archives et Bibliothèques de Belgique, numéro spécial 3).
The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road, 1567–1659: The Logistics of Spanish Victory and Defeat in the Low Countries' Wars. Cambridge University Press, 1972 (2nd ed. 2004).
"Military Revolution, 1560–1660: A Myth?" The Journal of Modern History 48, no. 2 (June 1976): 195–214.
^Tonio Andrade and William Reger. "Geoffrey Paker and Early Modern History" in The limits of empire: European imperial formations in early modern world history: essays in honor of Geoffrey Parker, ed by William Reger, (Routledge, 2016), page xix.
^"Geoffrey Parker Awarded Joseph Sullivant Medal | Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies". cmrs.osu.edu. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^"British Academy Prizes and Medals Ceremony 2014". British Academy. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^Kossmann, E. H. (January 1979). "Reviewed Work: The Dutch Revolt by Geoffrey Parker". The English Historical Review. 94 (370): 127–129. doi:10.1093/ehr/XCIV.CCCLXX.127. JSTOR 567166.
^"Review of Philip II by Geoffrey Parker". Kirkus Reviews. 9 November 1978.
^Thomas, Hugh (15 November 2014). "A review of Imprudent King: A New Life of Philip II by Geoffrey Parker". The Spectator.
^Evans, R. J. W. (11 June 2020). "The Dream of World Monarchy". New York Review of Books. 67 (10): 40–42.
Further readingedit
Andrade, Tonio, and William Reger. "Geoffrey Paker and Early Modern History" in The limits of empire: European imperial formations in early modern world history: essays in honor of Geoffrey Parker, ed by William Reger, (Routledge, 2016), pp xix to xxvii.
Parker, Geoffrey. "'A man's gotta know his limitations:' Reflections on a Misspent Past," in The limits of empire: European imperial formations in early modern world history: essays in honor of Geoffrey Parker, ed by William Reger, (Routledge, 2016), pp 309–376.
Van Ittersum, Martine, Felicia Gottmann, and Tristan Mostert. "Writing global history and Its challenges—A workshop with Jürgen Osterhammel and Geoffrey Parker." Itinerario 40.3 (2016): 357–376. online
External linksedit
University Biography Page
Parker, Geoffrey. "Conscience and power: Philip II of Spain, history and legend." Audio of lecture. 2 February 1980.
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Noel Geoffrey Parker FRHistS FBA born 25 December 1943 is an English historian specialising in the history of Western Europe Spain and warfare during the early modern era His best known book is The Military Revolution Military Innovation and the Rise of the West 1500 1800 first published by Cambridge University Press in 1988 Geoffrey ParkerFRHistS FBABornNoel Geoffrey Parker 1943 12 25 25 December 1943 age 80 Nottingham EnglandAwardsHeineken Prize 2012 Academic backgroundAlma materChrist s College CambridgeDoctoral advisorSir John ElliottAcademic workDisciplineHistorySub disciplineEarly modern European historymilitary historyInstitutionsChrist s College CambridgeUniversity of St AndrewsUniversity of Illinois Urbana ChampaignYale UniversityOhio State UniversityDoctoral studentsTonio Andrade Derek Croxton R Geoffrey Jensen Francis X Rocca de Main interestsMilitary RevolutionNotable worksThe Military Revolution 1988 Global Crisis 2013 He holds his BA MA PhD and LittD degrees from Cambridge University where he studied under the historian Sir John Elliott Parker has taught at the University of Illinois the University of St Andrews and Yale University He is currently the Andreas Dorpalen Professor of History at the Ohio State University Parker was a consultant and main contributor on the BBC series Armada 12 Days to Save England In 2023 he was elected to the American Philosophical Society 1 Contents 1 Western way of warfare 2 Honours 3 Major works 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksWestern way of warfare editParker argues that what distinguishes the Western way of war accounts for its extraordinary success in conquering most of the world after 1500 The Western way of war rests upon five principal foundations technology discipline a highly aggressive military tradition a remarkable capacity to innovate and to respond rapidly to the innovation of others and from about 1500 onward a unique system of war finance The combination of all five provided a formula for military success The outcome of wars has been determined less by technology then by better war plans the achievement of surprise greater economic strength and above all superior discipline 2 Parker argues that Western armies were stronger because they emphasized discipline that is the ability of a formation to stand fast in the face of the enemy where they re attacking or being attacked without giving way to the natural impulse of fear and panic Discipline came from drills and marching in formation target practice and creating small artificial kinship groups such as the company and the platoon to enhance psychological cohesion and combat efficiency 3 Honours editAccording to Tonio Andrade and William Reger Few people of his generation have had such an important influence on our understanding of the early modern world He s written on military history financial history the history of crime Spanish history Dutch history religious history global history and most recently environmental history His work is known throughout the world he s been translated into more than a dozen languages and he s particularly revered in Spain and the Netherlands He has trained and mentored several generations of scholars by instilling in them his characteristic and successful recipe for historical research focusing on big questions but keeping one s feet on the ground or as he might put it one s ass in the archives 4 Parker is a Fellow of the British Academy FBA He is a Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh FRSE He was awarded the Joseph Sullivant Medal by OSU in 2021 5 In 2014 Parker was awarded the British Academy Medal for his book Global Crisis War Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century 6 Amongst the foreign honours he holds he is a member of the Order of Alfonso X the Wise and was granted the Great Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic by the Spanish government He has received honorary doctorates from the Catholic University of Brussels Belgium and the University of Burgos Spain He is also a corresponding member of the Spanish Real Academia de la Historia since 1987 7 and member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2005 8 In 2012 he was awarded the Dr A H Heineken Prize for History by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences for his outstanding scholarship on the social political and military history of Europe between 1500 and 1650 in particular Spain Philip II and the Dutch Revolt for his contribution to military history in general and for his research on the role of climate in world history 9 In 1999 he was awarded the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize for lifetime achievement given by the Society for Military History 10 Major works editGuide to the Archives of the Spanish Institutions in or concerned with the Netherlands 1556 1706 Brussels 1971 Archives et Bibliotheques de Belgique numero special 3 The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road 1567 1659 The Logistics of Spanish Victory and Defeat in the Low Countries Wars Cambridge University Press 1972 2nd ed 2004 Military Revolution 1560 1660 A Myth The Journal of Modern History 48 no 2 June 1976 195 214 The Dutch Revolt London Allen Lane 1977 11 with Angela Parker European Soldiers 1550 1650 Cambridge University Press 1977 edited with Charles Wilson An Introduction to the Sources of European Economic History 1500 1800 Cornell University Press 1977 Philip II Boston Little Brown 1978 3rd ed Chicago Open Court 1995 12 Joint editor The General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century London Routledge 1978 2nd ed 1997 Europe in Crisis 1598 1648 Cornell University Press 1979 2nd ed 2001 Spain and the Netherlands 1559 1659 Ten Studies London Collins 1979 2nd ed Fontana 1990 The Thirty Years War with several contributors London Routledge and Kegan Paul 1984 rev eds 1987 1993 1997 Western Geopolitical Thought in the Twentieth Century London Croom Helm 1985 With Colin Martin The Spanish Armada New York W W Norton 1988 Why the Armada Failed The Quarterly Journal of Military History 1 no 1 Autumn 1988 Joint editor The Times History of the World 3rd ed London 1995 The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare The Triumph of the West Cambridge University Press 1995 rev ed 2008 The Military Revolution Military Innovation and the Rise of the West 1500 1800 Cambridge University Press 1988 rev ed 1996 co edited with Robert Cowley The Reader s Companion to Military History Boston Houghton Mifflin 1996 The Grand Strategy of Philip II New Haven Yale University Press 1998 The World is Not Enough The Imperial Vision of Philip II of Spain Waco Texas Markham Press Fund 2001 Empire War and Faith in Early Modern Europe London Allen Lane 2002 Editor The Cambridge History of Warfare New York Cambridge University Press 2005 rev ed 2020 Felipe II La biografia definitiva Barcelona Editorial Planeta 2010 Global Crisis War Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century New Haven and London Yale University Press 2013 Imprudent King A New Life of Philip II New Haven and London Yale University Press 2014 13 Emperor A New Life of Charles V New Haven and London Yale University Press 2019 14 ISBN 9780300196528 OCLC 1112998062See also editMilitary RevolutionReferences edit Geoffrey Parker Inducted into American Philosophical Society Department of History Geoffrey Parker Introduction in Parker ed The Cambridge illustrated history of warfare Cambridge University Press 1995 pp 2 11 online Parker Introduction pp 2 3 Tonio Andrade and William Reger Geoffrey Paker and Early Modern History in The limits of empire European imperial formations in early modern world history essays in honor of Geoffrey Parker ed by William Reger Routledge 2016 page xix Geoffrey Parker Awarded Joseph Sullivant Medal Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies cmrs osu edu Retrieved 30 April 2023 British Academy Prizes and Medals Ceremony 2014 British Academy 25 November 2014 Retrieved 30 July 2017 Academicos Correspondientes extranjeros Real Academia de la Historia Geoffrey Parker Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Archived from the original on 10 August 2020 KNAW Awards Heineken Prize for History Archived from the original on 6 February 2013 Retrieved 26 January 2013 Samuel Eliot Morison Prize previous winners Society for Military History Retrieved 25 December 2017 Kossmann E H January 1979 Reviewed Work The Dutch Revolt by Geoffrey Parker The English Historical Review 94 370 127 129 doi 10 1093 ehr XCIV CCCLXX 127 JSTOR 567166 Review of Philip II by Geoffrey Parker Kirkus Reviews 9 November 1978 Thomas Hugh 15 November 2014 A review of Imprudent King A New Life of Philip II by Geoffrey Parker The Spectator Evans R J W 11 June 2020 The Dream of World Monarchy New York Review of Books 67 10 40 42 Further reading editAndrade Tonio and William Reger Geoffrey Paker and Early Modern History in The limits of empire European imperial formations in early modern world history essays in honor of Geoffrey Parker ed by William Reger Routledge 2016 pp xix to xxvii Parker Geoffrey A man s gotta know his limitations Reflections on a Misspent Past in The limits of empire European imperial formations in early modern world history essays in honor of Geoffrey Parker ed by William Reger Routledge 2016 pp 309 376 Van Ittersum Martine Felicia Gottmann and Tristan Mostert Writing global history and Its challenges A workshop with Jurgen Osterhammel and Geoffrey Parker Itinerario 40 3 2016 357 376 onlineExternal links editUniversity Biography Page Course Pages Parker Geoffrey Conscience and power Philip II of Spain history and legend Audio of lecture 2 February 1980 Audio of Geoffrey Parker s lecture Climate and Catastrophe The World Crisis of the 17th Century at the Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities 19 April 2007 KNAW Video Interview with Geoffrey Parker on the occasion of the awarding of the Heineken PrizeAwardsPreceded byStephen E Ambrose Samuel Eliot Morison Prize1999 Succeeded byDavid GlantzPreceded byRosamond McKitterick Heineken Prize for History2012 Succeeded byAleida AssmannPreceded byDavid Abulafia British Academy Medal2014 With David Luscombeand Thomas Piketty Succeeded byPatricia ClavinPreceded byRichard P Cooper Succeeded byR F FosterPreceded byNoel Malcolm Succeeded byRobert FowlerPreceded byTimothy Shallice Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geoffrey Parker historian amp oldid 1192349169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
