Modern Mercenary - Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order

Informationen zum Autor Associate Professor, National Defense University; Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown School of Foreign Service; Adjunct Social Scientist, RAND Corporation Klappentext Former industry insider Sean McFate lays bare the opaque world of private military contractors, explaining the economic structure of the industry and showing in detail how firms operate on the ground. Zusammenfassung Former industry insider Sean McFate lays bare the opaque world of private military contractors, explaining the economic structure of the industry and showing in detail how firms operate on the ground. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Peace Through Profit Motive? Chapter 2: Understanding the Private Military Industry Chapter 3: A Co-Dependency Problem Chapter 4: How Did We Get Here? Chapter 5: Why Private Armies Have Returned Chapter 6: The Murky Side of Private Force Chapter 7: The Modern World Order: A Brief History Chapter 8: Neomedievalism Chapter 9: Neomedieval Warfare Chapter 10: Military Enterprisers in Liberia: Building Better Armies Chapter 11: Mercenaries in Somalia: A Neomedieval Tale Chapter 12: Medieval Modernity

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Sean McFate, Sean (Associate Professor Mcfate, McFate Sean
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 29.06.2017
• EAN: 9780190621087
• ISBN: 978-0-19-062108-7
• Pages: 272
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, International Relations, Defence strategy, planning & research, Military and defence strategy, Mercenaries