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War, armed force, and the people : state formation and transformation in historical perspective / Walter C. Opello Jr.
Author
Opello, Walter C.
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
©2016
Description
xix, 304 pages ; 24 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
JC11 .O633 2016
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State, The
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Origin
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History
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Sociology, Military
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Summary note
Throughout history, innovations in military technology have transformed warfare, which, in turn, affected state formation. This interplay between warfare, military technology, and state formation is the focus of this text. Theoretically grounded in the bellicist approach to the study of war and state, which posits that war is a normal part of human experience, the book argues that the threat of war by powerful, predatory neighbors has been, until relatively recently, the prime mover of state formation. Using a historical approach, it explains how advances in military technology have transformed war, and how new modes of war in turn have transformed forms of politico-military rule, especially with regard to the relationship between the state, armed force, and the people. -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-278) and index.
Contents
Introduction: war, state formation, and transformation
Private war and the feudal state
Disciplined war and the centralized kingly state
People's war and the national state
Industrial war and the managerial welfare state
Air-atomic war and the national security state
Unmanned war and the neoliberal state
Internal war and the weak state
Conclusion: war and state deformation.
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ISBN
9781442268791 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
1442268794 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
9781442268807 ((paperback : alkaline paper))
1442268808 ((paperback : alkaline paper))
LCCN
2016027269
OCLC
944086819
Other standard number
40026739157
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