The Anthropology of War1. Introduction : What is the anthropology of war? -- The basics -- Famous warring peoples -- 2. Weapons and tactics -- Weapons -- Tactics -- Basic patterns of combat -- Casualties -- 3. Military organizations -- Polities and their military organizations -- Why polities and their military organizations go to war -- Causes and consequences of war -- 4. War and its cousins -- Types of warfare -- Seven cousins of warfare -- Levels of armed combat -- 4. Foundations of war -- Biological characteristics that facilitate war -- Social characteristics that facilitate war -- Development of territoriality -- 6. Origins of war : two paths -- Hunter-gatherer warfare -- Primary state warfare -- 7. The evolution of war -- Warfare systems -- Secondary state warfare -- 8. The termination and prevention of war -- Causes and outcomes of war -- The dilemma of disarming, and arming -- Prevention of war -- Appendix: 40 warring peoples -- Glossary. |
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