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.

SeriesInternational 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 183-231) and index.
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LCCN 2010008314
ISBN9780806141466 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0806141468 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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