Problematics of military power : government, discipline and the subject of violence / Michael S. Drake ; with a foreword by Paul Hirst.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drake, Michael S., 1958-

Series:

Cass series--military history and policy ; no. 10.

Cass series--military history and policy ; 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology, Military.

Civil-military relations.

War and society.

Violence--Social aspects.

Violence.

Physical Description:

viii, 335 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2002.

Contents:

Part 1 Ancient

1 Ancient Rome and Historical Sociology 13

2 The Roman Republic 22

3 The Imperial Order 50

4 From Pax Romana to the Order of Feud 70

Part 2 Medieval

5 Medieval History and Historical Sociology 91

6 Encastellation 103

7 Three Orders of Violence 119

8 Medieval Formations: War-State and Law-State 144

Part 3 Late Medieval

9 The Hundred Years' War 165

10 A Military Domain 191

Part 4 Early Modern

11 Two Sources of Military Modernity: Burgundy and the Swiss 217

12 Republic and Monarchy: Two Texts on Government, Discipline and the Subject of Violence 240

13 The Early Modern Army and Historical Sociology 257

14 Military Reformations 266

15 Military and Civil Society 286

16 Reflections 308.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-325) and index.

ISBN:

0714652024

OCLC:

46937550