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Proxy warriors : the rise and fall of state-sponsored militias / Ariel I. Ahram.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ahram, Ariel I. (Ariel Ira), 1979-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paramilitary forces--Developing countries.
- Paramilitary forces.
- Developing countries--Militia.
- Developing countries.
- Developing countries--History, Military.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 194 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, Ca : Stanford Security Studies, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this book, Ariel Ahram offers a new perspective on a growing threat to international and human security-the reliance of 'weak states' on quasi-official militias, paramilitaries, and warlords. Tracing the history of several ""high profile"" paramilitary organizations, including Indonesia's various militia factions, Iraq's tribal ""awakening,"" and Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Basij corps, the book shows why and how states co-opt these groups, turning former rebels into state-sponsored militias.
- Contents:
- The origins and persistence of state-sponsored militias
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Iran
- Learning to live with states-sponsored militias.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780804777407
- 0804777403
- OCLC:
- 713025906
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