> War provides a paradigm for "power," the manner in which a society
> gets control and shapes the bodies of its citizens.
>
> The first step is basic training, which through a gradual process
> leads to the battlefield, and possibly to the death of the soldier.
>
> The death of the soldier on the battlefield is the ultimate example
> of the body of citizen submitting to the body politic, of the power of the
> state. Wars exist to demonstrate the power of the state over the human body.
Oh, I don't know. Didn't nomads make war against states?
-m
> gets control and shapes the bodies of its citizens.
>
> The first step is basic training, which through a gradual process
> leads to the battlefield, and possibly to the death of the soldier.
>
> The death of the soldier on the battlefield is the ultimate example
> of the body of citizen submitting to the body politic, of the power of the
> state. Wars exist to demonstrate the power of the state over the human body.
Oh, I don't know. Didn't nomads make war against states?
-m