Monographie
The Mercenary : an Instrument of State Coercion / Christopher Kinsey
Type de contenu
- Texte
Type de médiation
- sans médiation
Type de support
- Volume
Titre(s)
- The Mercenary : an Instrument of State Coercion / Christopher Kinsey
A pour autre édition sur un support différent
- The Mercenary An Instrument of State Coercion Christopher Kinsey 2023 Oxford Oxford University Press 978-0-19-198373-3
Auteur(s)
Publication
- Oxford New York (N.Y.) : Oxford University press
Date de copyright
- C 2023
Description matérielle
- 1 volume (XIII-262 pages) ; 24 cm
ISBN
- 978-0-19-887278-8
- 0-19-887278-X
EAN
- 9780198872788 rel.
Classification décimale Dewey
- 355.354
Note sur le titre et les responsabilités
- Titre provenant des métadonnées fournies par l'éditeur
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
- Bibliogr. p. [249]-258. Index
Note sur le contenu
- Preface Acknowledgements Contents List of Abbreviations Introduction Part I A Historical Analysis 1 Fighting for Liberty: The Role of Mercenaries in South America's Wars of Independence 2 In Defence of the National Interest: Mercenaries and the Yemen Civil War 3 Stemming Communist Influence in Central Africa: The CIA and Mercenaries in the Congo, 1964-1965 4 Why Mercenary Operations Occasionally Succeed PART II THE CONTEMPORARY PERIOD 5 Who Is a Mercenary in the Twenty-First Century ? 6 Mercenaries and Private Military and Security Companies as State Instruments of Foreign Security Assistance 7 Looking to the Future and what it Holds for Mercenaries and Private Military and Security Companies Conclusion Bibliography Index
Résumé ou extrait
- "The growing reliance by the US, Russia and China on military and security contractors suggests that the mercenary remains a key player in international politics, now emerging from the shadows to help expand state influence on the world stage by serving as an important actor in the conduct of conflict and the winning of small wars." (éd.)
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