David M Barnes

The Ethics of Military Privatization

The Us Armed Contractor Phenomenon

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores four areas that highlight the ethical implications of using armed contractors, taking a consequentialist approach to this multidisciplinary debate.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781472464439
• ISBN-10: 1472464435
• Artikelnr.: 69945454

Autorenporträt

David M. Barnes is a career US Army officer and Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy. He has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Colorado, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Close Combat Privatization
2. The Armed Contractor Phenomenon: A Contemporary Debate with a Long
History
3. Mercenaries, Soldiers, and Armed Contractors: An Explication
4. Armed Military Privatization and the Commodification of Force
5. The Belligerent Equality of Armed Contractors?
6. The Challenge of Military Privatization to the Military Profession
7. The "Second Contractor War" and the Future of Armed Contractors