From Byron to bin Laden : a history of foreign war volunteers / Nir Arielli.
Nir Arielli 1975- author
كتابWhat makes people fight for countries other than their own? Nir Arielli offers a wide-ranging history of foreign-war volunteers, from the French Revolution to Syria. Challenging notions of foreign fighters as a security problem, Arielli explores motivations, ideology, gender, international law, military significance, and the memory of war.
العنوان |
From Byron to bin Laden : A History of Foreign War Volunteers / Nir Arielli. |
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الناشر |
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press |
تاريخ الإصدار |
[2018] |
ملاحظات |
Includes index. In English. |
رقم الرف |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Only a Nation in Arms? "Foreigners" in Military Service before 1815 -- Attractive Conflicts: The Changing Ideological Landscape -- A Search for Meaning: Deciphering Motivations -- Thoughts of Home: A Typology of Volunteer-State Relations -- Controlling the Flow: Governmental Responses, Legislation, and Support Networks -- Winning Wars? Assessing Military Significance -- The Dark Side: Troublemakers, Soldiers of Misfortune, and Terrorists -- Links in a Chain: Memory and Myth -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
الشكل |
1 online resource (305 pages) |
اللغة |
الانكليزية |
تأريخ حقوق الملكية الفكرية |
©2018 |
رقم النظام |
997010703405605171 |
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