Outsourced empire : how militias, mercenaries, and contractors support US statecraft /

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Rethinks the history of US imperialism, from the Cold War to today, to reveal how paramilitaries, militias, mercenaries, private armies, and contractors have always been central to US-sponsored insurgencies and US counterinsurgent statecraft. Examining a broad range of events from the Bay of Pigs to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thomson, Andrew, 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Pluto Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Paramilitary forces > United States.
Mercenary troops > United States.
Private military companies > United States.
Imperialism.
Forces paramilitaires > États-Unis.
Mercenaires > États-Unis.
Sociétés militaires privées > États-Unis.
Impérialisme.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Diplomatic relations
Imperialism
Mercenary troops
Paramilitary forces
Private military companies
United States > Foreign relations.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • US imperial statecraft and para-institutional forces
  • Covert regime change in the early Cold War : "power moves involved in the overthrow of an unfriendly government"
  • Counterinsurgent statecraft : militias, mercenaries, and contractors
  • Reagan, low-intensity conflict, and the expansion of para-institutional statecraft
  • Continuity after the Cold War and the consolidation of para-institutional complexes
  • The War on Terror, irregular warfare, and the global projection of force.

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