War, Armed Force, and the People: State Formation and Transformation in Historical Perspective

Walter C. Opello

ISBN 10: 1442268808 / ISBN 13: 9781442268807

Published by Rowman & Littlefield, 2016

About this Item

The 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 predatory neighbors has been the prime mover of state formation. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 27. Weight in Grams: 462. . 2016. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: War, Armed Force, and the People: State Formation and Transformation in Historical Perspective
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1442268808
• ISBN 13: 9781442268807
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The 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 predatory neighbors has been the prime mover of state formation.

About the Author

Walter C. Opello, Jr. is professor of Political Science, Emeritus, State University of New York, Oswego.