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 US’s 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.
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The full picture of the impact of paramilitary insurgencies across the globe.
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Introduction
1. US Imperial Statecraft and Para-Institutional Forces
2. Covert Regime Change in the Early Cold War: 'Power Moves
Involved in the Overthrow of an Unfriendly Government'
3. Counterinsurgent Statecraft: Militias, Mercenaries and Contractors
4. Reagan, Low-Intensity Conflict and the Expansion of
Para-Institutional Statecraft
5. Continuity After the Cold War and the Consolidation of
Para-Institutional Complexes
6. The War on Terror, Irregular Warfare and the Global
Projection of Force
Conclusions
Notes
Index
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'A timely and critical look at the evolution, formation, and role of US propelled paramilitarism ... a vital study'
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780745337050
Publisert
2018-06-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Pluto Press
Vekt
478 gr
Høyde
215 mm
Bredde
135 mm
Aldersnivå
Academic, P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
256
Forfatter