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Mercenaries, Pirates, Bandits and Empires: Private Violence in Historical Context
Alejandro Colas
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Paperback. With the growth of insurgents, terrorists, private military companies, and modern pirates, there is a renewed interest in non-state or private violence--this is a history of such violence. Editor(s): Colas, Alejandro; Mabee, Bryan. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JPWS; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
In a world dominated by nation-states, expressions of private violence have generally been neglected: either as relics of a more disorganised world or as marginal nuisances to states themselves. The prevalence and centrality of private violence in the past and present warns against such complacency. An increasing academic interest in 'non-state' or private violence in International Relations has been mirrored in the world of policy as terrorists, insurgents, private military companies, and more recently pirates, have all become the focus of international security. Despite the increasing interest, the historical analysis of such actors has not been at a premium. This ... Read more
In a world dominated by nation-states, expressions of private violence have generally been neglected: either as relics of a more disorganised world or as marginal nuisances to states themselves. The prevalence and centrality of private violence in the past and present warns against such complacency. An increasing academic interest in 'non-state' or private violence in International Relations has been mirrored in the world of policy as terrorists, insurgents, private military companies, and more recently pirates, have all become the focus of international security. Despite the increasing interest, the historical analysis of such actors has not been at a premium. This ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849041492
SKU
V9781849041492
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About Alejandro Colas
Alejandro Colas is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Birkbeck College, University of London, and the author of Empire and International Civil Society (both published by Polity). Bryan Mabee is Senior Lecturer in International Politics at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of The Globalization of Security: State Power, Security Provision and Legitimacy.
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