LEADER 02849oam 2200649I 450 001 9910828092203321 005 20230725044849.0 010 $a1-135-15327-2 010 $a1-135-15328-0 010 $a1-282-57026-9 010 $a9786612570261 010 $a0-203-85689-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203856895 035 $a(CKB)2550000000006743 035 $a(EBL)481072 035 $a(OCoLC)607498640 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000364755 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12082191 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000364755 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10399201 035 $a(PQKB)10693287 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC481072 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL481072 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10370163 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL257026 035 $a(OCoLC)607498640 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000006743 100 $a20180706d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPrivate security contractors and new wars $erisk, law, and ethics /$fKateri Carmola 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (202 p.) 225 1 $aContemporary security studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-68191-X 311 $a0-415-77171-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The complex identity of the PMSC; 2 The multifaceted origins of the PMSC industry; 3 Contracting and danger in the risk society; 4 PMSCs and the clash of legal cultures; 5 Frontier ethics with a cosmopolitan goal; Epilogue: Problems and solutions; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis book addresses the ambiguities of the growing use of private security contractors and provides guidance as to how our expectations about regulating this expanding 'service' industry will have to be adjusted.In the warzones of Iraq and Afghanistan many of those who carry weapons are not legally combatants, nor are they protected civilians. They are contracted by governments, businesses, and NGOs to provide armed security. Often mistaken as members of armed forces, they are instead part of a new protean proxy force that works alongside the military in a multitude of shiftin 410 0$aContemporary security studies. 606 $aPrivate military companies 606 $aPrivate security services 615 0$aPrivate military companies. 615 0$aPrivate security services. 676 $a355.3/5 700 $aCarmola$b Kateri.$01658016 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828092203321 996 $aPrivate security contractors and new wars$94011776 997 $aUNINA