Antimilitarism Military

antimilitarism society s social attitude opposed war between states, , in particular, countering arguments based on militarism. following georg wilhelm friedrich hegel s exploration of relationship between history , violence, antimilitarists argue there different types of violence, of can said legitimate, others non-legitimate. anarcho-syndicalist georges sorel advocated use of violence form of direct action, calling revolutionary violence , opposed in reflections on violence (1908), violence inherent in class struggle. sorel followed international workingmen s association theorisation of propaganda of deed.

war, violence, can distinguished war between states, , civil war, in case class struggle is, according antimilitarists theorists, primordial component. hence, marx s influence on antimilitarist doctrine not surprising, although making marx accountable antimilitarist tradition large overstatement. belief in eternal antimilitarist spirit, present in places , time, however, myth, because modern military institution historic achievement formed during 18th , 19th centuries, by-product of modern nation-states. napoleon s invention of conscription fundamental progress in organisation of state armies. later, prussian militarism exposed 19th century social theorists.