Polity Forum: Politics, History, and The State of the State
Polity (2008) 40, 386–393. doi:10.1057/pol.2008.2; published online 5 May 2008
Valor and Valkyries: Why the State Needs Valhalla*
Richard F Bensel1
1Cornell University
*I thank Banu Bargu, Burke Hendrix, Laura Jensen, Richard John, Ira Katznelson, Stuart McConnell, and Andrew Polsky for criticism and advice on the preparation of this article. I am, of course, responsible for its contents.
