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Corporate Soldiers and International Security: The Rise of Private Military Companies (Contemporary Security Studies)
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Product Description
This new book examines UK private military companies and their role on the international stage. It traces their origins, development and place in today's complex world. Finally, the book looks at the type of problems and advantages that can arise for organisations that decide to use private military companies for their security requirements.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #370018 in Books
- Published on: 2007-08-31
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 208 pages
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From the Back Cover
This book is the first to comprehensively explore the rise of UK Private Military Companies (PMCs) on the international stage. After illustrating early examples of private force, such as mercenary companies, which filled the ranks of European armies right up to the 1850s, Christopher Kinsey traces the development of UK PMCs from the mercenary organisations that operated in Africa in the 1960s and early 1970s through to the start of the rise of legally established private military companies in the mid 1970s and early 1980s to today’s private military companies which are now important contributors to international security and post-conflict reconstruction.
This volume first points to why and how the change from the mercenary organisations of the 1960s and 1970s came about. In particular it examines in some detail the Sandline affairs, a crucial turning point in the industry’s history. It then analyses how PMCs have been able to impact upon international security. Finally, the book examines the type of problems, as well as advantages that can arise for organisations that decide to turn to private military companies for their security requirements.
This book will be of much interest to students of security, military studies and international relations in general.
Christopher Kinsey is a lecturer in the Defence Studies Department, King’s College London, based at the Joint Services Command and Staff College. His research examines the impact of private security in international politics. He has published articles on the regulation and control of PSCs and more recently on their organisational structure.
