Policing Wars: On Military Intervention in the Twenty-First CenturyHolmqvist presents an original account of the relationship between war and policing in the twenty first century. This interdisciplinary study of contemporary Western strategic thinking reveals how, why, and with what consequences, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq became seen as policing wars. |
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Contents
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1 Narratives of Disorder | 17 |
2 Perpetual Policing Wars | 35 |
3 Policing the Globe | 57 |
4 Power in Policing Wars | 74 |
Policing Logics and War Without Antagonism | 102 |
Conclusion | 127 |
Notes | 140 |
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Policing Wars: On Military Intervention in the Twenty-First Century Caroline Holmqvist No preview available - 2014 |
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| Title | Policing Wars: On Military Intervention in the Twenty-First Century Rethinking Political Violence |
| Author | Caroline Holmqvist |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Springer, 2016 |
| ISBN | 1137323612, 9781137323613 |
| Length | 175 pages |
| Subjects | › › Philosophy / Political Philosophy / Social Political Science / International Relations / General Political Science / Security (National & International) Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social Social Science / Criminology Social Science / General Social Science / Sociology / General Technology & Engineering / Military Science |
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