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The Social Types of War

Bibliographic Data

ID2201078
AuthorsHans Speier (corresponding author)
Year1941
Volume46
Issue4
Pages445-454
Publication date1941-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/218692
OpenAlexW1975880067
LanguageEN
Citations received11

Three pure types of war are distinguished, viz., absolute war, instrumental war, and agonistic fighting. These wars are oriented, respectively, toward annihilation, advantage, and glory. Absolute war is unrestricted and unregulated war; agonistic fighting is regulated according to norms; and instrumental war may or may not be restricted, according to considerations of expediency

Absolute (philosophy) · Agonistic behaviour · Epistemology · Glory · Physics · Political science · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Law · Philosophy · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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Unique citing works11
Citations per year0,17
Citation span1961 - 2026 (66)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 10
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