Contractors and war [[electronic resource] ] : the transformation of US expeditionary operations / / edited by Christopher Kinsey and Malcolm Hugh Patterson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, California, : Stanford Security Studies, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.6/2120973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KinseyChristopher
PattersonMalcolm Hugh <1959-> |
Soggetto topico |
Defense contracts - United States
Contracting out - United States Government contractors - United States Private military companies - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8047-8293-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Overview of American Government Expeditionary Operations Utilizing Private Contractors -- 2. Attitudes on the Ground: What Soldiers Think about Civilian Contractors -- 3. Looking Beyond Iraq: Contractors in US Global Activities -- 4. The Elephant in the Room -- 5. Sharing the Same Space: The Evolving Relationship between US NGOs, Battlefield Contractors, and US Armed Forces -- 6. PMSCs and Risk in Counterinsurgency Warfare -- 7. Contractors and the Law -- 8. Contractors’ Wars and the Commission on Wartime Contracting -- 9. Private Contractors, Public Consequences: The Need for an Effective Criminal Justice Framework -- 10. How to Decide When a Contractor Source Is Better to Use Than a Government Source -- 11. Reforming the US Approach to Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations -- 12. Contractors Supporting Military Operations: Many Challenges Remain -- Conclusion -- Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452015803321 |
Stanford, California, : Stanford Security Studies, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2012 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Contractors and war : the transformation of US expeditionary operations / / editors, Christopher Kinsey, Malcolm Hugh Patterson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, CA, : Stanford University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.6/2120973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KinseyChristopher
PattersonMalcolm Hugh <1959-> |
Soggetto topico |
Defense contracts - United States
Contracting out - United States Government contractors - United States Private military companies - United States |
ISBN | 0-8047-8293-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Overview of American Government Expeditionary Operations Utilizing Private Contractors -- 2. Attitudes on the Ground: What Soldiers Think about Civilian Contractors -- 3. Looking Beyond Iraq: Contractors in US Global Activities -- 4. The Elephant in the Room -- 5. Sharing the Same Space: The Evolving Relationship between US NGOs, Battlefield Contractors, and US Armed Forces -- 6. PMSCs and Risk in Counterinsurgency Warfare -- 7. Contractors and the Law -- 8. Contractors’ Wars and the Commission on Wartime Contracting -- 9. Private Contractors, Public Consequences: The Need for an Effective Criminal Justice Framework -- 10. How to Decide When a Contractor Source Is Better to Use Than a Government Source -- 11. Reforming the US Approach to Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations -- 12. Contractors Supporting Military Operations: Many Challenges Remain -- Conclusion -- Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779172403321 |
Stanford, CA, : Stanford University Press, 2012 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Contractors and war : the transformation of US expeditionary operations / / edited by Christopher Kinsey and Malcolm Hugh Patterson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, California, : Stanford Security Studies, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.6/2120973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KinseyChristopher
PattersonMalcolm Hugh <1959-> |
Soggetto topico |
Defense contracts - United States
Contracting out - United States Government contractors - United States Private military companies - United States |
ISBN | 0-8047-8293-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Overview of American Government Expeditionary Operations Utilizing Private Contractors -- 2. Attitudes on the Ground: What Soldiers Think about Civilian Contractors -- 3. Looking Beyond Iraq: Contractors in US Global Activities -- 4. The Elephant in the Room -- 5. Sharing the Same Space: The Evolving Relationship between US NGOs, Battlefield Contractors, and US Armed Forces -- 6. PMSCs and Risk in Counterinsurgency Warfare -- 7. Contractors and the Law -- 8. Contractors’ Wars and the Commission on Wartime Contracting -- 9. Private Contractors, Public Consequences: The Need for an Effective Criminal Justice Framework -- 10. How to Decide When a Contractor Source Is Better to Use Than a Government Source -- 11. Reforming the US Approach to Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations -- 12. Contractors Supporting Military Operations: Many Challenges Remain -- Conclusion -- Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808079003321 |
Stanford, California, : Stanford Security Studies, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2012 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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