02772nam 2200649Ia 450 991045619800332120200520144314.01-282-49216-097866124921670-313-35593-2(CKB)2520000000006657(EBL)492191(OCoLC)609857890(SSID)ssj0000364751(PQKBManifestationID)11263877(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000364751(PQKBWorkID)10398874(PQKB)11207144(MiAaPQ)EBC492191(Au-PeEL)EBL492191(CaPaEBR)ebr10367687(CaONFJC)MIL249216(EXLCZ)99252000000000665720091104d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPrivate armed forces and global security[electronic resource] a guide to the issues /Carlos OrtizSanta Barbara, CA Praegerc20101 online resource (268 p.)Contemporary military, strategic, and security issuesDescription based upon print version of record.0-313-35592-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 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. Contemporary military, strategic, and security issues.Private military companiesHistory21st centuryPrivate military companiesHistory20th centurySecurity, InternationalHistory21st centurySecurity, InternationalHistory20th centuryElectronic books.Private military companiesHistoryPrivate military companiesHistorySecurity, InternationalHistorySecurity, InternationalHistory355.3/5Ortiz Carlos872120MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456198003321Private armed forces and global security1947092UNINA