New Wars

Name: New Wars
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ISBN: 9780745633374

ISBN-10: 0745633374

ISBN-13: 9780745633374

Edition: 2002

Authors: Herfried Mï¿½nkler, Herfried Mï¿½nkler

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This important new book deals with the changing nature of war in the post-Cold War era and the emergence of new forms of warfare in which warlords, mercenaries and terrorists play an increasingly important role. In the modern era, warfare came to play a crucial role in the formation of states, whereas the new wars emerging at the beginning of the 21st century have mostly gone together with the failure or collapse of states. The author draws out the key shifts involved in this process: from symmetrical conflicts between states to asymmetrical global relationships of force; from national armies to increasingly private or commercial bands of warlords, child soldiers and mercenaries; from…

Book details

List price: $23.75
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 11/12/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Introduction



What is new about the new wars?



Warfare, state-building and the Thrity Years War



The statization of war



The economics of force in the new wars



International terrorism



Military interventions and the West's dilemma


A note of thanks