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The new wars

Herfried Münkler (Author), Patrick Camiller (Translator)
This text explores the changing nature of warfare in the post-Cold War era. It examines the emergence of new forms of warfare in which warlords, mercenaries and terrorists play an increasingly important role
Print Book, English, 2005
Polity, Oxford, 2005
History
viii, 180 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
9780745633367, 9780745633374, 0745633366, 0745633374
56659453
What is new about the new wars?
Warfare, state building, and the Thirty Years' War
The statization of war
The economics of force in the new wars
International terrorism
Military interventions and the West's dilemma
Translated from the German