Pre-Modern Wars on a Pre-Modern Continent
Abbott, Dan. "Pre-Modern Wars on a Pre-Modern Continent." tdaxp. September 6, 2007. http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/09/06/pre-modern-wars-on-a-pre-modern-continent.html (accessed September 10, 2009).
Dan of the blog tdaxp highlights a blog post written by Steve Pampinella in which the question is asked whether the African wars should be considered 4GW-style wars.Dan answers that, no, “The African wars tend not to be state-centered, but that is because they are before-the-state, not after-the-state.” In other words, the African wars are 0GW, not 4GW.
On 0GW:
“Steve Pampinella, a friend of this blog, sent me a link to a very solid article, which wonders [if] the African Wars should be considered as part of the fourth generation of modern war (4GW)….
The short answer is No, the African wars are not 4GW. The African wars tend not to be state-centered, but that is because they are before-the-state, not after-the-state…Africa’s wars are pre-modern wars, or “0GW.””
The short answer is No, the African wars are not 4GW. The African wars tend not to be state-centered, but that is because they are before-the-state, not after-the-state…Africa’s wars are pre-modern wars, or “0GW.””
On 4GW:
“Steve Pampinella, a friend of this blog, sent me a link to a very solid article, which wonders of the African Wars should be considered as part of the fourth generation of modern war (4GW)….
[R]eferring to the pre-modern African wars as “4GW” demonstrates a poor understanding of both Africa and 4GW.”
[R]eferring to the pre-modern African wars as “4GW” demonstrates a poor understanding of both Africa and 4GW.”
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