State (polity)
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| - | '''Prehistoric warfare''' is [[war]] conducted in the era before [[writing]], and before the establishments of large social entities like [[State (polity)|states]]. Historical warfare sets in with the [[standing armies]] of [[Bronze Age]] [[Sumer]], but prehistoric warfare may be studied in some societies at much later dates. | + | In the [[social sciences]], a '''state''' is the compulsory political [[institution]] of a [[centralized]] [[government]] that maintains a [[monopoly of the legitimate use of force]] within a certain territory. |
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| - | When humans first began fighting wars is a matter of debate among [[anthropologists]] and [[historians]]. The answer to this question is dependent on the definition of "[[war]]" itself. | + | |
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| - | *''[[War Before Civilization]]'' | + | * [[Civil society]] |
| - | *[[Captives in American Indian Wars]] | + | * [[International relations]] |
| + | * [[Libertarianism]] | ||
| + | * [[Political power]] | ||
| + | * [[Rule of law]] | ||
| + | * [[Statism]] | ||
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In the social sciences, a state is the compulsory political institution of a centralized government that maintains a monopoly of the legitimate use of force within a certain territory.
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