Warlords : Strong-arm Brokers in Weak States /

Warlords are individuals who control small territories within weak states, using a combination of force and patronage. In this book, Kimberly Marten shows why and how warlords undermine state sovereignty. Unlike the feudal lords of a previous era, warlords today are not state-builders. Instead they...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marten, Kimberly (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2012]
Colección:Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
Temas:
Warlordism and international relations.
Warlordism > History > 20th century.
Warlordism > History > 21st century.
History.
Security Studies.
West European History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International).
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Warlords: An Introduction
  • 2. Warlords and Universal Sovereignty
  • 3. Ungoverned Warlords: Pakistan's FATA in the Twentieth Century
  • 4. The Georgian Experiment with Warlords
  • 5. Chechnya: The Sovereignty of Ramzan Kadyrov
  • 6. It Takes Three: Washington, Baghdad, and the Sons of Iraq
  • Conclusion: Lessons and Hypotheses
  • Notes
  • Index

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