War, armed force, and the people : state formation and transformation in historical perspective / Walter C. Opello Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Opello, Walter C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

State, The--Origin.

State, The.

State, The--History.

History.

Sociology, Military.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xix, 304 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

Summary:

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, War, Armed Force, and the People 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. Book jacket.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Opello, Walter C. War, armed force, and the people

ISBN:

9781442268791

1442268794

9781442268807

1442268808

OCLC:

944086819