War and the Rise of the State

English

ISBN: 2370002932

EAN: 2370002932684

Category: History / Military / General/Social Science / Violence In Society/Political Science / History & Theory/

Publisher: Free Press

Release Date: 06/18/2008

Synopsis: States make war, but war also makes states.

As Publishers Weekly notes, “Porter, a political scientist at Brigham Young University, demonstrates that wars have been catalysts for increasing the size and power of Western governments since the Renaissance. The state’s monopoly of effective violence has diminished not only individual rights and liberties, but also the ability of local communities and private associates to challenge the centralization of authority. Porter’s originality lies in his thesis that war, breaking down barriers of class, gender, ethnicity, and ideology, also contributes to meritocracy, mobility, and, above all, democratization. Porter also posits the emergence of the “Scientific Warfare State,” a political system in which advanced technology would render obsolete mass participation in war. This provocative study merits wide circulation and serious discussion.”

War and the Rise of the State

Illustrated: No

Format: eBook - EPUB

Pages: 400