Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gangs, pseudo-militaries, and other modern mercenaries

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

553364854

Responsibility statement

Max G. Manwaring ; foreword by Edwin G. Corr ; afterword by John T. Fishel

Series statement

International and security affairs series, v. 6

Sub title

new dynamics in uncomfortable wars

Table Of 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

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