More than mercenaries? : mercenaries, Sierra Leone, and the rise of private military companies

More than mercenaries? : mercenaries, Sierra Leone, and the rise of private military companies

The rise of Private Military Companies (PMCs) in the mid 1990s suggests a significant threat to the states' traditional control of force. The impact of these companies on Africa has yet to be fully investigated, and their roots in Africa's mercenary past are often ignored or misundersto...

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Main Author: Coufal, Leonard
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32347

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