Private armed forces and global security [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to the issues / / Carlos Ortiz
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| Autore: |
Ortiz Carlos
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| Titolo: |
Private armed forces and global security [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to the issues / / Carlos Ortiz
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| Pubblicazione: | Santa Barbara, CA, : Praeger, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 355.3/5 |
| Soggetto topico: | Private military companies - History - 21st century |
| Private military companies - History - 20th century | |
| Security, International - History - 21st century | |
| Security, International - History - 20th century | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Private Forces in Historical Perspective; Chapter 3 Private Military Companies and Adverse Private Forces; Chapter 4 Conflict Environments and Private Forces; Chapter 5 The Privatization of Security: Approaches and Issues; Chapter 6 Conclusions; Appendix I: World Map; Appendix II: Actors; Appendix III: Documents; Selected Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Private armed forces and global security |
| ISBN: | 1-282-49216-0 |
| 9786612492167 | |
| 0-313-35593-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910456198003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Contemporary military, strategic, and security issues.