Format:
1 online resource (268 pages)
ISBN:
9780313355936
Series Statement:
Praeger Security International Ser
Content:
Private Armed Forces and Global Security: A Guide to the Issues is the first book to provide a comprehensive yet accessible survey of the private military groups involved in conflicts worldwide. Organized around four themes, it covers the history of private military forces since 1600, the main contemporary actors and their defining characteristics, the environments in which private armed forces operate, and provides an analysis of the logic behind privatizing security. This book goes beyond conventional knowledge, offering both a theoretical approach and a new, practical perspective to advance the understanding of the ongoing climate of global instability and relevant players within it. Numerous examples help the reader grasp the full range of real-world challenges and conceptual facets surrounding this fascinating, yet highly polarizing topic.
Content:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Private Forces in Historical Perspective -- Chapter 3 Private Military Companies and Adverse Private Forces -- Chapter 4 Conflict Environments and Private Forces -- Chapter 5 The Privatization of Security: Approaches and Issues -- Chapter 6 Conclusions -- Appendix I: World Map -- Appendix II: Actors -- Appendix III: Documents -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780313355929
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780313355929
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=492191
