Research Article

The Historical Evolution of Total War

Volume: 4 Number: 1 March 15, 2016
  • Ersin Embel
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The Historical Evolution of Total War

Abstract

The practice of war has been transformed dramatically due to the economic, political and social developments which appeared sequentially since “the Age of Revolution,” as historian Eric Hobsbawm’s expression. In addition to political formation which based on nation-state conception boosted by 1789 French Revolution, economic and technological developments thanks to the Industrial Revolution of 19th century are milestones of history of civilisation. Technological facilities of the Industrial Revolution increased the state power and its organisational capacity as well as production tremendously. Since the end of the 19th century, while the world was approaching a war because of antagonism derived from imperialistic struggles. The state developed highly effective mechanisms to employ the citizens for war efforts. As well as to control and actuate of economic sources, to transform the citizens into soldiers through education and propaganda are the basis of that effectiveness. Thereby, it emerged a new kind of war practice that could mobilise all population and economical sources for war effort.  That practice was called "Total War" and the best versions of that practice are the World Wars, especially the second one.   In this article, the emergence of the concept and practice of Total War will be analysed in a period from the French Revolutionary Wars which based on great facilities of the Industrial Revolution, to the end of the Second World War. 

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Turkish

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Research Article

Authors

Ersin Embel This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 15, 2016

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March 15, 2016

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Year 2016 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Embel, E. (2016). Topyekûn Savaş Uygulamasının Tarihsel Gelişimi. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi, 4(1), 153-171. https://izlik.org/JA34LU86XW
AMA
1.Embel E. Topyekûn Savaş Uygulamasının Tarihsel Gelişimi. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi. 2016;4(1):153-171. https://izlik.org/JA34LU86XW
Chicago
Embel, Ersin. 2016. “Topyekûn Savaş Uygulamasının Tarihsel Gelişimi”. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi 4 (1): 153-71. https://izlik.org/JA34LU86XW.
EndNote
Embel E (March 1, 2016) Topyekûn Savaş Uygulamasının Tarihsel Gelişimi. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi 4 1 153–171.
IEEE
[1]E. Embel, “Topyekûn Savaş Uygulamasının Tarihsel Gelişimi”, Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 153–171, Mar. 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA34LU86XW
ISNAD
Embel, Ersin. “Topyekûn Savaş Uygulamasının Tarihsel Gelişimi”. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi 4/1 (March 1, 2016): 153-171. https://izlik.org/JA34LU86XW.
JAMA
1.Embel E. Topyekûn Savaş Uygulamasının Tarihsel Gelişimi. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi. 2016;4:153–171.
MLA
Embel, Ersin. “Topyekûn Savaş Uygulamasının Tarihsel Gelişimi”. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 1, Mar. 2016, pp. 153-71, https://izlik.org/JA34LU86XW.
Vancouver
1.Ersin Embel. Topyekûn Savaş Uygulamasının Tarihsel Gelişimi. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi [Internet]. 2016 Mar. 1;4(1):153-71. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA34LU86XW