000351735 000__ 04055cam\a2200493Ia\4500 000351735 001__ 351735 000351735 005__ 20210513130018.0 000351735 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000351735 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000351735 008__ 110526s2010\\\\caua\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000351735 010__ $$z 2009046663 000351735 019__ $$a501828063$$a647881380$$a692283489$$a995035525$$a1027353826 000351735 020__ $$a9780313355936$$q(electronic book) 000351735 020__ $$z9780313355929 000351735 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn615600410 000351735 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10367687 000351735 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)EBC492191 000351735 035__ $$a351735 000351735 040__ $$aN$$T$$beng$$epn$$cN$T$$dAWC$$dCDX$$dYDXCP$$dIDEBK$$dE7B$$dCNCGM$$dOCLCQ$$dOCLCF$$dAX@$$dNLGGC$$dOCLCQ$$dOCL$$dOCLCQ$$dOTZ$$dCOCUF$$dCNNOR 000351735 05014 $$aU240$$b.O785 2010eb 000351735 08204 $$a355.3/5$$222 000351735 1001_ $$aOrtiz, Carlos,$$d1966- 000351735 24510 $$aPrivate armed forces and global security :$$ba guide to the issues /$$cCarlos Ortiz. 000351735 260__ $$aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$$bPraeger,$$cc2010. 000351735 300__ $$a1 online resource (xvi, 250 pages) :$$billustrations. 000351735 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000351735 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000351735 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000351735 4901_ $$aContemporary military, strategic, and security issues. 000351735 500__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000351735 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000351735 5050_ $$aIntroduction -- Private forces in historical perspective -- Private military companies and adverse private forces -- Conflict environments and private forces -- The privatization of security : approaches and issues -- Conclusions. 000351735 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000351735 520__ $$aThis work examines the history of private military forces, the types of private armed forces, the conflict environments in which private forces operate, and approaches to the study of the privatization of security. Through an array of theoretical approaches and empirical material, this surveys private armed forces and directly challenges conventional stereotypes of security contractors. Private armed forces are nothing new. The estimated ratio of contractor to military personnel during the American Revolution was about 1 to 6. Yet the use of private military companies has proliferated exponentially during the 21st century, and today, they are largely seen as a threat to global security. But are they dangerous or a necessary adjunct to Department of Defense forces? This provides a comprehensive survey of the private military groups involved in conflicts worldwide. Organized around four themes, it covers the history of private military forces since 1600, the main contemporary actors and their defining characteristics, the environments in which private armed forces operate, and provides an analysis of the logic behind privatizing security. This book goes beyond conventional knowledge, offering both a theoretical approach and a new, practical perspective to advance the understanding of the ongoing climate of global instability and relevant players within it. Numerous examples help the reader grasp the full range of real world challenges and conceptual facets surrounding this polarizing topic. 000351735 650_0 $$aPrivate military companies$$xHistory$$y21st century. 000351735 650_0 $$aPrivate military companies$$xHistory$$y20th century. 000351735 650_0 $$aSecurity, International$$xHistory$$y21st century. 000351735 650_0 $$aSecurity, International$$xHistory$$y20th century. 000351735 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aOrtiz, Carlos, 1966-$$tPrivate armed forces and global security.$$dSanta Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2010$$z9780313355929$$w(DLC) 2009046663$$w(OCoLC)465190551 000351735 830_0 $$aContemporary military, strategic, and security issues. 000351735 8520_ $$bacq 000351735 85280 $$bebk$$hProQuest Ebook Central 000351735 85280 $$bebk$$hProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete 000351735 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=492191$$zOnline Access 000351735 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=492191$$zOnline Access 000351735 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:351735$$pGLOBAL_SET 000351735 980__ $$aEBOOK$$aEBOOK 000351735 980__ $$aBIB 000351735 982__ $$aEbook 000351735 983__ $$aOnline