Primitive warfare and Appendix IX

A Study of War • Vol/Iss. 1 • Published In • Pages: 53-68, 527-559 •
By Wright, Quincy

Abstract

This chapter is concerned with correlates of warlikeness among non-industrial societies. Findings indicate that warlikeness is associated with climate, mobility, subsistence, political integration, division of labor, culture contact.

Samples

Sample Used Coded Data Comment
OtherOther Researchers
Ethnographic Reports

Hypotheses (7)

HypothesisSupported
"In general, a temperate or warm, somewhat variable, and stimulating climate favors warlikeness" (63)Supported
"Warlikeness appears to be related to . . . the lack of barriers to mobility" (64)Supported
"Among the primitives it cannot be said that race is very closely related to war practices" (65)Supported
"[Relation of subsistence level to warlikeness:] it seems clear that collectors, lower hunters and lower agriculturalists are the least warlike. The higher hunters and higher agriculturalists are more warlike, while highest agriculturalists and pastorals are most warlike" (66)Supported
"Sociologically primitive peoples may be classified into those who are integrated in primary (clan), secondary (village), tertiary (tribe) and quaternary (tribal federations or states) groups. The first are the least and the latter are the most warlike" (66)Supported
"In general, the more the division of labor, the more warlike, the groups with compulsory classes being the most warlike of all primitive people" (67)Supported
"In general, the groups with the most varied and frequent contacts [with civilized or semicivilized peoples] are the most warlike" (67)Supported
Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: mas  Megan Farrer