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Outsourced Empire: How Militias, Mercenaries, and Contractors Support US Statecraft

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By (author): Andrew Thomson

There has been a shift in the way that we understand the forces behind imperialism. In this book, Andrew Thomson re-evaluates the history of US imperialism, from the Cold War to today, by looking at the influence of paramilitary actors.

Thomson reveals how these agents are central to US imperialism - from the Guatemalan coup to the Bay of Pigs, from Syrian rebel factions to the Soviet-Afghan War, bringing these narratives together to reveal the evolution of paramilitary insurgencies across the globe. Militias, mercenaries, and private companies (PMCs) have formed a central part of the strategies designed to influence political and economic conditions abroad, oriented towards the USs Empire.  

Drawing on declassified documents including US training manuals, CIA communiqués and the National Security Archive, Outsourced Empire reveals new evidence that helps us understand these institutions and their collective role in maintaining global order. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 478g
  • Dimensions: 135 x 215mm
  • Publication Date: 20 Jun 2018
  • Publisher: Pluto Press
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780745337050

About Andrew Thomson

Andrew Thomson is a Lecturer at Queen's University Belfast and Research Fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Global Peace Security and Justice. He is the author of Outsourced Empire (Pluto 2018). He researches in the areas of pro-government militias and paramilitaries dynamics of violence in civil wars US foreign policy the Colombian conflict and peace process and US counterinsurgency and 'irregular' warfare.

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