CHOAM’s institutional history
The political and military foundations of trade.
What the source says
The encyclopedia’s CHOAM entry argues that viewing the organization solely as an economic institution is inadequate. It emphasizes the empire’s political and military institutions in its formation, continuation, and power.
How to read it
The entry’s explanation of the founding relationship between the Guild and CHOAM is this source’s historical account. The power of commercial structures is not considered separately from the political order that protects them and that they sustain.
Sources
- The Dune Encyclopedia ↗Willis E. McNelly (editor) · EPUB
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