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1 online resource (xii, 248 pages) illustrations, maps |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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text file |
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PDF |
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Print version record |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Contents |
From camp followers to a global army of labor -- Colonial legacies and labor export -- The wages of peace and war -- Supplying war -- Assembling a transnational workforce -- Dark routes -- Activism -- Relations -- Home -- Conclusion : empire's labor |
| Summary |
"This book is about the labor required to sustain the U.S. military's various overseas operations, both recognized wars and clandestine campaigns, and the experiences of people from around the world who perform it. The military is profoundly dependent on a global army of labor that comes from countries as diverse as Bosnia, the Philippines, Turkey, India, Kenya, England, Sierra Leone and Fiji"-- Provided by publisher |
| Language |
In English. |
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Private military companies.
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Private military companies -- Employees.
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Logistics -- Contracting out -- United States.
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Foreign countries.
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Electronic books.
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Sociétés militaires privées.
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Sociétés militaires privées -- Personnel.
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Livres numériques.
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e-books.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)
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Electronic books
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Armed Forces
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Logistics -- Contracting out
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Private military companies
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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| Indexed Term |
Iraq, Afghanistan, military contractors, US military policy, foreign workers. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Moore, Adam, 1976- Empire's labor. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2019 9781501742170 (DLC) 2019006498 (OCoLC)1088664225 |
| ISBN |
9781501716393 electronic book |
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1501716395 electronic book |
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9781501716386 electronic book |
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1501716387 electronic book |
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9781501742170 |
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1501742175 |
| Standard No. |
10.1515/9781501716393. doi |
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AU@ 000065727950 |
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