LEADER 02739nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910780876303321 005 20091218062446.0 010 $a979-82-16-00140-9 010 $a1-282-49216-0 010 $a9786612492167 010 $a0-313-35593-2 024 7 $a10.5040/9798216001409 035 $a(CKB)2520000000006657 035 $a(EBL)492191 035 $a(OCoLC)609857890 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000364751 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11263877 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000364751 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10398874 035 $a(PQKB)11207144 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL492191 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10367687 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL249216 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC492191 035 $a(OCoLC)465190551 035 $a(DLC)BP9798216001409BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000006657 100 $a20091104e20102024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPrivate armed forces and global security$b[electronic resource] $ea guide to the issues /$fCarlos Ortiz 210 1$aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$cPraeger,$dc2010. 210 2$aNew York :$cBloomsbury Publishing (US),$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (268 p.) 225 1 $aContemporary military, strategic, and security issues 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-313-35592-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $a Through an array of theoretical approaches and empirical material, this comprehensive and accessible volume surveys private armed forces and directly challenges conventional stereotypes of security contractors. 410 0$aContemporary military, strategic, and security issues. 606 $aPrivate military companies$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aPrivate military companies$xHistory$y21st century 606 $aSecurity, International$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSecurity, International$xHistory$y21st century 615 0$aPrivate military companies$xHistory 615 0$aPrivate military companies$xHistory 615 0$aSecurity, International$xHistory 615 0$aSecurity, International$xHistory 676 $a355.3/5 700 $aOrtiz$b Carlos$01515589 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780876303321 996 $aPrivate armed forces and global security$93751431 997 $aUNINA