Gangs, pseudo-militaries, and other modern mercenaries new dynamics in uncomfortable wars / Max G. Manwaring ; foreword by Edwin G. Corr ; afterword by John T. Fishel.
| Author/creator | Manwaring, Max G. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, |
| Description | xvii, 238 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | International and security affairs series ; v. 6 International and security affairs series ; v. 6. ^A691923 |
| Contents | Where Lenin leads : beginning lessons for the wars in our midst -- The Argentine piqueteros : "rent-a-mobs" or agents for radical political change? -- From the barrel of a gun and deep pockets : the gang role in coercing political change in Colombia -- Hugo Chavez's use of popular militias and other instruments of power : achieving a populist antidemocratic and antisystem agenda -- Defensive jihad in Western Europe : al Qaeda's elevation of nonstate irregular asymmetric warfare onto the global arena -- The neighbors down the road and across the river : the Mexican Zetas and other private armies that do nasty things and "go bump in the night" -- Some final thoughts : toward a new paradigm for irregular wars among the people. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-231) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010008314 |
| ISBN | 9780806141466 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0806141468 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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