Accession Number:

AD0653175

Title:

SOME PATTERNS IN THE HISTORY OF VIOLENCE,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Denton,Frank H.
• Phillips,Warren

Report Date:

1967-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

33.0

Abstract:

The paper is aimed at describing systematic trends in the violence between political groups. The report is in two parts. Part one describes the formulation of an empirical test for the existence of 1 a short 15-30 year term and 2 a long 80-120 year term periodic fluctuation in the historical occurrence of war. The research described in part one is based, largely, on empirical versus theoretical generalizations. That is, not much concern is given to the why of such patterns. The second part of the paper speculates about several possible reasons for these patterns. Author

Descriptors:

• (*WARFARE
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS)
• HISTORY
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• PROBABILITY
• STATISTICAL DATA
• THEORY

Subject Categories:

• Humanities and History

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE