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Private Military and Security Companies and States
Christopher Spearin
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Description for Private Military and Security Companies and States
Hardback. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book identifies and explains the functional and ideational boundaries regarding what states and Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) both do and possess regarding land power, sea power, and air power. Whereas the mercenaries, privateers, and chartered companies of years past held similar characteristics to state military forces, the PMSCs of today are dissimilar for two reasons: a conventional forces norm amongst states and a state proclivity towards the offensive. These factors reveal both the limitations of and the possibilities for contemporary security privatization. This volume is ideal for civilian and military practitioners and students wishing to develop a ... Read more
This book identifies and explains the functional and ideational boundaries regarding what states and Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) both do and possess regarding land power, sea power, and air power. Whereas the mercenaries, privateers, and chartered companies of years past held similar characteristics to state military forces, the PMSCs of today are dissimilar for two reasons: a conventional forces norm amongst states and a state proclivity towards the offensive. These factors reveal both the limitations of and the possibilities for contemporary security privatization. This volume is ideal for civilian and military practitioners and students wishing to develop a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
Series
New Security Challenges
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319549026
SKU
V9783319549026
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Christopher Spearin
Christopher Spearin is Associate Professor of Defence Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada/Canadian Forces College.
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