Armed Groups : The 21st Century Threat (Record no. 38498)
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| fixed length control field | 01729nam a22001697a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781442226531 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 355.0218 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Thompson, Peter G. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Armed Groups : The 21st Century Threat |
| Statement of responsibility | Peter G. Thompson |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Lanham |
| Name of publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Year of publication | 2014 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | ix,235 Pages |
| Other physical details | 15x23 cm |
| -- | PB |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | The 21st Century Threat. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Include Bibliography and Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In this age of asymmetric warfare, battles are fought more and more against armed groups of opponents such as terrorists, insurgents, or transnational criminal organizations. This text is the first to categorize armed groups and analyze their characteristics in a systematic way to provide a thorough overview of all types of armed groups and the role they play in today's security environment. Drawing on international case studies and histories, the work analyzes the objectives, strategies, and internal composition of armed groups and the environments that foster them. It demonstrates that armed groups often behave in an "hybrid" fashion, be it the criminal actions terrorists groups take to fund their goals or the role terrorist actions play in criminal organizations. As such dividing lines blur, governments need to figure out how, where, and when these armed groups are operating in zones of conflict or peace, as well as their motivations, structures, and ultimate objectives. This thorough and groundbreaking study will provide students with a strategic view of who armed groups are, how to analyze them, and what geopolitical and geostrategic factors influence their origins and operations. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Security, International |
| -- | Special forces (Military science) |
| -- | Terrorists |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2017-05-30 | CRV/GPLM/20/2017 | 2707.09 | 355.0218 T449A 2014 | 43666 | Books |