11-16-2006, 12:23 AM
Article by Walter Scheidel, Stanford University
Abstract - This paper explores the relationship between military commitments and political bargaining in Greek poleis and beyond. While it is possible to document a number of instances of concurrent political and military mobilization, comparative evidence suggests that state type may be a more important determinant of military mobilization levels than regime type.
Download PDF: [url:1lmjkcz0]http://www.princeton.edu/~pswpc/pdfs/scheidel/110501.pdf[/url]
Abstract - This paper explores the relationship between military commitments and political bargaining in Greek poleis and beyond. While it is possible to document a number of instances of concurrent political and military mobilization, comparative evidence suggests that state type may be a more important determinant of military mobilization levels than regime type.
Download PDF: [url:1lmjkcz0]http://www.princeton.edu/~pswpc/pdfs/scheidel/110501.pdf[/url]
Ioannis Georganas, PhD
Secretary and Newsletter Editor
The Society of Ancient Military Historians
http://www.ancientmilitaryhistorians.org/
Secretary and Newsletter Editor
The Society of Ancient Military Historians
http://www.ancientmilitaryhistorians.org/
