Policing Wars [electronic resource] : On Military Intervention in the Twenty-First Century /
Holmqvist, Caroline.author.
Holmqvist presents an original account of the relationship between war and policing in the twenty first century. This interdisciplinary study of contemporary Western strategic thinking reveals how, why, and with what consequences, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq became seen as policing wars.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Narratives of Disorder; 2 Perpetual Policing Wars; 3 Policing the Globe; 4 Power in Policing Wars; 5 On Agency: Policing Logics and War 'Without Antagonism'; Conclusion; Notes; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Holmqvist presents an original account of the relationship between war and policing in the twenty first century. This interdisciplinary study of contemporary Western strategic thinking reveals how, why, and with what consequences, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq became seen as policing wars.
Ethnology-Middle East .
International relations.
Political science
Social sciences-Philosophy.
Politics and war.
Criminology.
Middle Eastern Culture.
International Relations.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Military and Defence Studies.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.