Military Sophistication

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Otterbein, Keith F.The evolution of war: a cross-cultural study
Russell, Elbert W.An additional warfare element in territorial expansion

Associated Hypotheses (7)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Otterbein, Keith F."The higher the level of political centralization, the higher the degree of military sophistication" (75)
Otterbein, Keith F."The higher the degree of military sophistication, the higher the casualty rates" (82)
Otterbein, Keith F."The higher the degree of military sophistication, the more likely that the political communities of a cultural unit will engage in frequent or continual internal war" (85)
Otterbein, Keith F."The higher the degree of military sophistication, the more likely that the political communities of a cultural unit will engage in frequent or continual offensive external war" (88)
Otterbein, Keith F."The higher the degree of military sophistication, the less likely that the political communities of a cultural unit will be attacked" (90)
Otterbein, Keith F."The higher the degree of military sophistication, the more likely that the political communities of a cultural unit will be militarily successful" (94)
Russell, Elbert W."To be maximally successful a society must be militaristic (ferocious), militarily successful, and authoritarian enough to control internal fighting. The requirement of centralized authoritarian control may become increasingly important as the size of the society grows" (205)

Associated OCMs

  1. military organization