Mercenaries, Pirates, and Sovereigns

Author	: Janice E. Thomson
Publisher	: Princeton University Press
Total Pages	: 232
Release	: 1996-07-22
ISBN-10	: 9781400821242
ISBN-13	: 140082124X
Rating	: 4/5 (42 Downloads)

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Download or read book Mercenaries, Pirates, and Sovereigns written by Janice E. Thomson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1996-07-22 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contemporary organization of global violence is neither timeless nor natural, argues Janice Thomson. It is distinctively modern. In this book she examines how the present arrangement of the world into violence-monopolizing sovereign states evolved over the six preceding centuries.

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