Masters Theses
Date of Award
8-2010
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Major
Sociology
Major Professor
Harry F. Dahms
Committee Members
Steven P. Dandaneau, Paul K. Gellert
Abstract
The academic discipline of Sociology has rarely broached the subject of war and its recursive relationship with society. This paper addresses three major approaches in several disciplines that can be deemed ‘economically deterministic’: Marxist, Liberal, and Realist. These approaches can be useful for certain questions, but also leave out, or cloud other non-economic variables in understanding war – notably culture and military variables themselves. By using Karl Polanyi’s thesis regarding the “Myth of the Hundred Years’ Peace” (1815-1914) as a foil, the historical case of war in the nineteenth century is used to highlight the nature of war in European modernity and capitalism.
Recommended Citation
Lybeck, Eric Royal, "Modernity, Capitalism, and War: Toward a Sociology of War in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1914. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2010.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/728
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