Book Reviews : Montesquieu's System of Natural Government. By HENRY J. MERRY. (West Lafayette: Purdue University Studies, 1970. Pp.xv,414. $8.50.)

• Author: William B. Gwyn
• DOI: 10.1177/106591297002300433
• Published date: 01 December 1970
• Date: 01 December 1970
• Published By: Sage Publications, Inc.

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level have not been overcome. The officers, enlisted men and their dependents,
with some exceptions, count the days until the end of their &dquo;hardship tour,&dquo; and
avoid contacts with the Turks whom they dislike and distrust. They prefer the
closed circuit of the American military clubs, commissary, exchange, and depen-
dent schools. The Turkish majority community reciprocates the antagonistic feel-
ings and has engaged in some rather serious anti-American rioting. Unfortunately,
Wolf does not relate the military community problems to the broader context of
intergovernmental relations, but ethnic isolation and exacerbated relationships on
personal and local levels can hardly be helpful.
The core military function can be described as the ordered application of force
for the promotion of societal goals. Wolf believes (I agree) that it is unrealistic
to expect the authoritarian military institution to be effective in cross-cultural
relations of a different sort. If one posits the goal of &dquo;winning the hearts and
minds of the people&dquo; abroad, it is quixotic to appoint...