McFate, Sean. <br/><br/>
The modern mercenary :  private armies and what they mean for world order / 
Sean McFate. 
 - xx, 248 pages ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-237) and index. 
<br/><br/>Peace through profit motive? -- Understanding the private military industry -- A codependency problem -- How did we get here? -- Why private armies have returned -- The murky side of private force -- The modern world order: a brief history -- Neomedievalism -- Neomedieval warfare -- Military enterprisers in Liberia: building better armies -- Mercenaries in Somalia: a neomedieval tale -- Medieval modernity. 
<br/><br/> Former industry insider Sean McFate lays bare the opaque world of private military contractors, explaining the economic structure of the industry and showing in detail how firms operate on the ground. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199360109 (hardback : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Private military companies.<br/>Mercenary troops.<br/>Mercenary troops--United States.<br/>Security, International.<br/>Empresas militares.<br/>Seguridad internacional
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Military policy.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>U 240   / M478m 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>355.3/54