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Author Moore, Adam, 1976- author.

Title Empire's Labor The Global Army That Supports U.S. Wars / Adam Moore.

Publication Info. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2020.
©2019.

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Description 1 online resource (1 online resource.)
text file
Series Book collections on Project MUSE.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents From camp followers to a global army of labor -- Colonial legacies and labor export -- The wages of peace and war -- Supplying war -- Assembling a transnational workforce -- Dark routes -- Activism -- Relations -- Home -- Conclusion : empire's labor.
Access Open Access Unrestricted online access
Summary "This book is about the labor required to sustain the U.S. military's various overseas operations, both recognized wars and clandestine campaigns, and the experiences of people from around the world who perform it. The military is profoundly dependent on a global army of labor that comes from countries as diverse as Bosnia, the Philippines, Turkey, India, Kenya, England, Sierra Leone and Fiji"-- Provided by publisher.
Local Note Project Muse Project Muse Open Access
Subject Logistics -- Contracting out -- United States.
Logistics -- Contracting out.
United States.
Private military companies -- Employees.
Private military companies.
Employees.
Private military companies.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Foreign countries.
Armed Forces.
Foreign countries.
Genre/Form Electronic books. .
Added Author Project Muse, distributor.
Other Form: Print version: Moore, Adam, 1976- author. Empire's labor Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2019 9781501742170 (DLC) 2019006498
ISBN 9781501716393
9781501716386