The Mercenary: An Instrument of State Coercion

by Kinsey

Ever since the French Revolution and the rise of the rise of national armies, the mercenary has been viewed as a maligned and marginalized actor in international relations. The Mercenary challenges this view, suggesting instead that while delegated to the periphery of Great Power politics, the mercenary remained a coercive instrument of state power who was willing to discretely promote the client's foreign policy when called upon to do so. Never has...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019887278X
• ISBN13: 9780198872788
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"