Kaldor, Mary.creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.enkCambridge [England]Malden, MAPolity Press20123rd ed.monographiceng1 online resource (xii, 268 pages)Mary Kaldor's New and Old Wars has fundamentally changed the way both scholars and policy-makers understand contemporary war and conflict. In the context of globalization, this path-breaking book has shown that what we think of as war - that is to say, war between states in which the aim is to inflict maximum violence - is becoming an anachronism. In its place is a new type of organized violence or 'new wars', which could be described as a mixture of war, organized crime and massive violations of human rights. The actors are both global and local, public and private. The wars ar.Introduction -- Old wars -- Bosnia-Herzegovina: a case study of a new war -- The politics of new wars -- The globalized war economy -- Towards a cosmopolitan approach -- The 'New War' in Iraq -- Governance, legitimacy and security.Mary Kaldor."Organized violence in a global era"--CoverIncludes bibliographical references and index. Since 1989 fast Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)World politics1989-HISTORYModern20th CenturyLow-intensity conflicts (Military science)U240 .K11Kaldor, Mary.Cambridge [England] ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 20123rd ed.0745663036978074566303697807456761660745676162http://site.ebrary.com/id/10695857http://site.ebrary.com/id/1069585713050520241205103138.0ocn841912537eng