02739nam 2200697 a 450 991078087630332120091218062446.0979-82-16-00140-91-282-49216-097866124921670-313-35593-210.5040/9798216001409(CKB)2520000000006657(EBL)492191(OCoLC)609857890(SSID)ssj0000364751(PQKBManifestationID)11263877(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000364751(PQKBWorkID)10398874(PQKB)11207144(Au-PeEL)EBL492191(CaPaEBR)ebr10367687(CaONFJC)MIL249216(MiAaPQ)EBC492191(OCoLC)465190551(DLC)BP9798216001409BC(EXLCZ)99252000000000665720091104e20102024 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPrivate armed forces and global security[electronic resource] a guide to the issues /Carlos OrtizSanta Barbara, Calif. :Praeger,c2010.New York :Bloomsbury Publishing (US),2024.1 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.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. 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 companiesHistory20th centuryPrivate military companiesHistory21st centurySecurity, InternationalHistory20th centurySecurity, InternationalHistory21st centuryPrivate military companiesHistoryPrivate military companiesHistorySecurity, InternationalHistorySecurity, InternationalHistory355.3/5Ortiz Carlos1515589DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910780876303321Private armed forces and global security3751431UNINA