The modern mercenary : private armies and what they mean for world order / Sean McFate.

Author: McFate, Sean.

Imprint:Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]

Descriptionxx, 248 pages ; 25 cm

Note:Peace through profit motive? -- Understanding the private military industry -- A co-dependency problem -- How did we get here? -- Why private armies have returned -- The murky side of private force -- The modern world order: a brief history -- Neomedievalism -- Neomedieval warfare -- Military enterprisers in Liberia: building better armies -- Mercenaries in Somalia: a neomedieval tale -- Medieval modernity.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-237) and index.

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