New and old wars organized violence in a global era
Mary Kaldor's New and Old Wars has fundamentally changed the way both scholars and policy-makers understand contemporary war and conflict. In the context of globalization, this path-breaking book has shown that what we think of as war - that is to say, war between states in which the aim is...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, England ; Malden, Massachusetts :
Polity
2012.
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| Edición: | Third edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009623420806719 |
| Sumario: | Mary Kaldor's New and Old Wars has fundamentally changed the way both scholars and policy-makers understand contemporary war and conflict. In the context of globalization, this path-breaking book has shown that what we think of as war - that is to say, war between states in which the aim is to inflict maximum violence - is becoming an anachronism. In its place is a new type of organized violence or 'new wars', which could be described as a mixture of war, organized crime and massive violations of human rights. The actors are both global and local, public and private. The wars ar |
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| Notas: | Includes index |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (268 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780745676166 9780745663036 |
