Corporate warriors: (Record no. 2657)
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fixed length control field | 01217cam a2200145 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 0801441145 (hbk.): |
Terms of availability | 39.95 US |
100 #1 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | SINGER P W |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Corporate warriors: |
Remainder of title | the rise of the privatized military industry |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Ithaca NY. USA: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cornell Univ Press, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2003 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 330p. |
520 #3 - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | Arranged in three main sections this book looks at the growing involvement of private commercial companies in military operations and conflicts. Part one looks at the development of private militaries from early mercenary forces to modern coporations; part two deals with the organization and operation of modern private military corporations; and part three considers implications including the effect of market dynamics, the morality of private involvement in conflict for profit, the civil military balance. There are case studies of Executive Outcomes, Military Professional Resources Inc (MPRI), and Brown and Root. Appendix 1 lists web-sites of private military companies. Appendix 2 gives the full text of the contract between Sandline and the government of Papua New Guinea. Bibliography and index. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | MERCENARY FORCES |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES |
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
i | 0014631 |
r | Y |
s | Y |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Dewey Decimal Classification | Defence Academy Library | Defence Academy Library | On-Shelf | 30/07/2003 | 1 | 355.354 SIN | 0014631 | 20/02/2017 | 1 | 03/01/2024 | Book |