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Global security upheaval : armed nonstate groups usurping state stability functions /

This book calls into question the commonly held contentions that central governments are the most important or even the sole sources of a nation's stability, and that subnational and transnational nonstate forces are a major source of global instability. By assessing recent real-world trends, M...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mandel, Robert, 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford Security Studies, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book calls into question the commonly held contentions that central governments are the most important or even the sole sources of a nation's stability, and that subnational and transnational nonstate forces are a major source of global instability. By assessing recent real-world trends, Mandel reveals that areas exist where it makes little sense to rely on state governments for stability, and that attempts to bolster such governments to promote stability often prove futile. He demonstrates how armed nonstate groups can sometimes provide local stability better than states, an.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0804786496
9780804786492