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OverviewTraces the relations between the organization of violence and social and political order from ancient Rome to early modern Europe. It studies the ways in which authority, obedience and forms of self-conduct were produced by the micro-techniques used to govern violence deployed in different forms of warfare. These issues comprise problematics of military power that are largely neglected by historical sociology and political history. The author shows that the constitution of military power and its relation to wider society has undergone a series of radical, discontinuous and contested shifts in the course of European history, rather than following a pattern of progressive abstraction of violence from society. The text argues that modern presumptions of an ahistorical dichotomy between military and civil society may thus distort our understanding of the past and perhaps also of the future. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael S. Drake , Paul H. HirstPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9780714652023ISBN 10: 0714652024 Pages: 344 Publication Date: 01 January 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis innovative book will be of significant interest to those studying past and present transformations of military power and their shaping of societies and international relations - Choice Author InformationMichael Drake is a teaching fellow at the School of Economic and Social Studies, University of East Anglia. He was awarded his PhD in 1998, on which this book is based. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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