02847nam 2200757 a 450 991095686140332120091218062446.097982160014099786612492167978128249216512824921609780313355936031335593210.5040/9798216001409(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(Perlego)4168765(EXLCZ)99252000000000665720091104e20102024 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPrivate armed forces and global security a guide to the issues /Carlos Ortiz1st ed.Santa 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.9780313355929 0313355924 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 Carlos1814890DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910956861403321Private armed forces and global security4369071UNINA