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Going to war accelerated the move from indirect to direct rule. Almost any state that makes war finds that it cannot pay for the effort from its accumulated reserves and current revenues. Almost all war-making states borrow extensively, raise taxes, and seize the means of combat - including men - from reluctant citizens who have other uses for their resources.

Charles Tilly

Almost all war making states borrow extensively, raise taxes, and seize the means of combat - including men - from reluctant citizens...

Charles Tilly

Charles Tilly

Charles Tilly

Born: May 27, 1929

Died: April 29, 2008 (aged 78)

Bio: Charles Tilly was an American sociologist, political scientist, and historian who wrote on the relationship between politics and society. He was professor of history, sociology, and social science at the University of Michigan 1969 1984 and in his last position the Joseph L.

Known for:

Durable inequality (1998)
The Politics of Collective Violence (2003)
From mobilization to revolution (1978)

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