POL101Y1 Lecture : POL101 Lecture #11
Document Summary
Civilian violence and war from ancient greece to the holocaust. War is normally thought of as state on state (violate behaviour between two countries) Weber- state: monopoly of legitimate use of violence within a given territory. Occurs with there is a collapse of state, collapse of sovereignty. Either no or multiple competition of sovereignties. What is the difference between civil war and revolution? (sequence) One man s civil war is another man s revolution . Very difficult to make sense of neighbour on neighbour violence. Not violence between communities, but violence within communities. Many ways a world war of greece (peloponnese) Back-story: 480bce: beating back persians, athenians lead to way (almost single handed- delian league) 479 to 432 bce rise of athens versus sparta (athens becomes very powerful) Contrasts: land versus maritime, oligarchy versus democracy, military versus commercial orientation. Boys, strict military training, emperors on land, Athenians, citizenship was extended to the large part of minorities, ruled famously as democracy.