Private Armed Forces and Global Security — Praeger Security International

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Private Armed Forces and Global Security A Guide to the Issues

Carlos Ortiz

Book Code: C35592

ISBN: 0-313-35592-4

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-35592-9

250 pages

Praeger Publishers

Publication Date: 3/11/2010

List Price: $44.95 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Series Title: Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues

Description: Private Armed Forces and Global Security: A Guide to the Issues is the first book to provide a comprehensive yet accessible survey of the private military groups involved in conflicts worldwide. Organized around four themes, it covers the history of private military forces since 1600, the main contemporary actors and their defining characteristics, the environments in which private armed forces operate, and provides an analysis of the logic behind privatizing security.

This book goes beyond conventional knowledge, offering both a theoretical approach and a new, practical perspective to advance the understanding of the ongoing climate of global instability and relevant players within it. Numerous examples help the reader grasp the full range of real-world challenges and conceptual facets surrounding this fascinating, yet highly polarizing topic.
Title Features:
• Extracts of key legal documents related to mercenary activity and the regulation of the export of defense articles and services help illuminate the laws under which private military forces operate
• A bibliography highlights significant material focusing on the study of the privatization of security and private military companies and cites key authors and sources of important empirical evidence

LCC Class: 355.3'5-dc22