Military Organization and Society

A. R. RADCLIFFE-BROWN Africa armament armed forces armies became become cavalry century China circumstances civilian cohesion Comparative Sociology conquered conquerors conquest conscription consequence constitute countries degree of subordination democracy democratic depends despotism dominated economic egalitarian etatistic ethnic Eurasian nomads Europe European example existence fact factors favour feudal fighting foster high M.P.R. homoic important influence interstratic mobility Japan kingdom land Latin Mamluks masaic masses Max Weber means medieval ment mercenaries military organization military service modern monarchies monocracy monocratic Moreover mortazic nature neferic Nevertheless nobility oligarchy optimum M.P.R. Ottoman Empire parasitism peace peasants political polygyny population possible poverty pretorianism privileges produce regime republics revolutions ritterian Roman Empire rulers ruling stratum Russia serfs Shang Yang social inequalities social structure society Sociology soldiers Sparta strata stratification stratum struggle subjugation tallenic tendency tion totalitarian tribes troops type of military warfare warriors wars wealth weapons