02413nam 2200589 a 450 991081030940332120230725021215.00-8047-7740-310.1515/9780804777407(CKB)2560000000072222(EBL)683251(OCoLC)713025906(SSID)ssj0000472434(PQKBManifestationID)12157690(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000472434(PQKBWorkID)10433597(PQKB)10746200(MiAaPQ)EBC683251(DE-B1597)564554(DE-B1597)9780804777407(Au-PeEL)EBL683251(CaPaEBR)ebr10459552(OCoLC)1198931847(EXLCZ)99256000000007222220100602d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrProxy warriors the rise and fall of state-sponsored militias /Ariel I. AhramStanford, Ca Stanford Security Studies20111 online resource (x, 194 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.0-8047-7358-0 0-8047-7359-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.The origins and persistence of state-sponsored militias -- Indonesia -- Iraq -- Iran -- Learning to live with states-sponsored militias.In this book, Ariel Ahram offers a new perspective on a growing threat to international and human security-the reliance of 'weak states' on quasi-official militias, paramilitaries, and warlords. Tracing the history of several ""high profile"" paramilitary organizations, including Indonesia's various militia factions, Iraq's tribal ""awakening,"" and Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Basij corps, the book shows why and how states co-opt these groups, turning former rebels into state-sponsored militias.Paramilitary forcesDeveloping countriesDeveloping countriesMilitiaDeveloping countriesHistory, MilitaryParamilitary forces355.3/5Ahram Ariel I(Ariel Ira),1979-1663720MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810309403321Proxy warriors4021251UNINA