Warlords : strong-arm brokers in weak states /

Warlords are individuals who control small territories within weak states, using a combination of force and patronage. In this book, Kimberly Marten shows why and how warlords undermine state sovereignty. Unlike the feudal lords of a previous era, warlords today are not state-builders. Instead they...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Marten, Kimberly Zisk, 1963-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012.
Serier:Cornell studies in security affairs.
Online adgang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctt7z8br
Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • Warlords : an introduction
  • Warlords and universal sovereignty
  • Ungoverned warlords : Pakistan's FATA in the twentieth century
  • The Georgian experiment with warlords
  • Chechnya : the sovereignty of Ramzan Kadyrov
  • It takes three : Washington, Baghdad, and the Sons of Iraq
  • Conclusion : lessons and hypotheses.