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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780876303321

Autore

Ortiz Carlos

Titolo

Private armed forces and global security [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to the issues / / Carlos Ortiz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , c2010

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024

ISBN

979-82-16-00140-9

1-282-49216-0

9786612492167

0-313-35593-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Collana

Contemporary military, strategic, and security issues

Disciplina

355.3/5

Soggetti

Private military companies - History - 20th century

Private military companies - History - 21st century

Security, International - History - 20th century

Security, International - History - 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Private forces in historical perspective -- Private military companies and adverse private forces -- Conflict environments and private forces -- The privatization of security, approaches and problems -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Through an array of theoretical approaches and empirical material, this comprehensive and accessible volume surveys private armed forces and directly challenges conventional stereotypes of security contractors.