War plc - The Rise of the New Corporate Mercenary (Paperback, Main)

No longer dogs of war running ragtag armies, the new breed of private soldiers operate their million-dollar contracts from executive boardrooms worldwide. Whether they're ex-special forces, CIA spooks or Foreign Legionnaires, you'll find them exchanging gunfire with insurgents in Baghdad, patrolling government buildings in Afghanistan, or spying on environmental protestors. The lucrative contracts of the 'War on Terror' have made their plans even more ambitious - to offer governments and corporations discrete and well-trained private armies. These corporate soldiers are part of the last great outsourcing - the privatisation of war. War plc examines how we got here, how these companies operate, and how close we are to letting them run our battlefields.

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2009
Authors:	Stephen Armstrong
Dimensions:	197 x 127 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	255
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-24126-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > Mercenaries
LSN:	0-571-24126-3
Barcode:	9780571241262

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