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200 10$aProxy warriors$b[electronic resource] $ethe rise and fall of state-sponsored militias /$fAriel I. Ahram
210   $aStanford, Calif. $cStanford Security Studies$d2011
215   $a1 online resource (208 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8047-7358-0 
311   $a0-8047-7359-9 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aThe origins and persistence of state-sponsored militias -- Indonesia -- Iraq -- Iran -- Learning to live with states-sponsored militias.
330   $aIn 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. Building on an historical and comparative empirical approach that emphasizes decolo
606   $aParamilitary forces$zDeveloping countries
607   $aDeveloping countries$xMilitia
607   $aDeveloping countries$xHistory, Military
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aParamilitary forces
676   $a355.3/5
700   $aAhram$b Ariel I$g(Ariel Ira),$f1979-$01046925
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