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UNINA9910956861403321 |
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Autore |
Ortiz Carlos |
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Titolo |
Private armed forces and global security : a guide to the issues / / Carlos Ortiz |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , c2010 |
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New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024 |
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ISBN |
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9798216001409 |
9786612492167 |
9781282492165 |
1282492160 |
9780313355936 |
0313355932 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (268 p.) |
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Collana |
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Contemporary military, strategic, and security issues |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Private military companies - History - 20th century |
Private military companies - History - 21st century |
Security, International - History - 20th century |
Security, International - History - 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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