3. 2. RITUALIZED WARFARE, ANOTHER BARRIER TO GROWTH

3.2. Ritualized war and status quo

FIGHTING DRAWS OFF PEASANT SURPLUS 
AND KINGS' AND NOBLES' WEALTH  

That explains why primitive societies' emphasis on fighting -- 
but warfare works in a way that
keeps destruction within bounds 

The book of tournaments of René d'Anjou, 15th century

The trappings force knights to divert income. They also lessen the contests' deadliness by making horses stumble and riders fall.

• African slave raids, controlled violence

• In France, warfare with comparable limits

• Valor, nobles' reply to nascent capitalists?

• Feudal valor, a reason for the carnage of World War I?

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