New and old wars

New and old wars

by Kaldor, Mary

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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 violation…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :New and old wars / Mary Kaldor.

Summary

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 are fought for particularistic political goals using tactics of terror and destabilization that are theoretically outlawed by the rules of modern warfare. -- Publisher description.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2012.
  • Edition:3rd edition

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Polity Press
  • Place of Publication:Cambridge [England]
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2012.

Notes

"Organized violence in a global era"--Cover.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xii, 268 pages ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780745655635, 0745655637, 9780745655628, 0745655629
  • oclc:ocn810278303
  • LC Classification:U240
  • Dewey Decimal:355.02

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Old wars -- Bosnia-Herzegovina: a case study of a new war -- The politics of new wars -- The globalized war economy -- Towards a cosmopolitan approach -- The 'New War' in Iraq -- Governance, legitimacy and security.

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Afghanistankrieg Bewaffneter Konflikt Bosnienkrieg Conflits de basse intensité Gewalt Globalisierung Golfkrieg Guerre Guerre -- Aspect économique Guerre dans l'ex-Yougoslavie (1991-1996… Krieg Kriegswirtschaft Low-intensity conflicts (Military scien… Politics and government Politique mondiale -- 1989- Relations internationales -- 1989-.. Révoltes Sicherheitspolitik Since 1989 Violence

Writers

Kaldor, Mary

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