ISBN:
9780745663036
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (282 Seiten)
Edition:
3rd edition
DDC:
303.66
Keywords:
Geschichte
;
Bürgerkrieg
;
Bewaffneter Konflikt
;
Krieg
;
Globalisierung
;
Sicherheitspolitik
;
Polarisierung
;
Militärpolitik
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
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...
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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