PSC 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Standing Army, Total War, Feudalism
19 Oct 2017
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The development of war, state, and society in the west. War is inherently political, it serves a purpose: war does not stop politics, it is a continuation of it. Historically, what kind of war can be waged helps determine which political systems are possible. Make it easier to breach castle walls. Recovery of tactics from greco-romans: standing armies. Gunpowder: dominate trade cities take territory to trade in slaves and unfinished goods (precursor to the atlantic. System) this is when war begins to globalize. Clausewitz and nationalism: war now affects everyone in the state. Tech development (industrial revolutions) make total war more plausible: can equip millions to fight, war transcends the boundaries of simple state-to-state. Make peace or we will all die. Us-russia see direct war as too dangerous to engage in: but the cold war tur(cid:374)ed hot as (cid:271)oth sides atte(cid:373)pted to shape the (cid:862)third. Wars i(cid:374) the (cid:862)(cid:449)est(cid:863) (cid:448)s. (cid:449)ars i(cid:374) the (cid:862)south(cid:863)
