POL101Y1 Lecture : Civilian Violence and war, POL100 december 5th.docx
14 Apr 2012
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Civilian violence and war: pol100 lecture december 5th 2011. 1 essay question ( some choice) and 20 multiple choice. War is normally thought of as state on state. Weber-state: monopoly of legitimate use of violence within a given territory. What is the difference between civil war and revolution? (sequence). One man"s revolution is another man"s civil war . Civil war is violence not between communities but between communities. Civil war takes place from 431 to 433 bce. Backstory: 480 bce: beating back persians, athenians lead the way (almost single handed-delian league). 479 to 432bce rise of athens versus sparta. Contrasts: land versus maritime, oligarchy versus democracy, military versus commercial orientation. All citizens in athens had the right to discuss foreign policy, on any given day 6000 athenians would show up to provide their own input. General"s were elected, most famous general, pericles. Greece had a much larger base of social power.
