The Gendered and Colonial Lives of Gurkhas in Private Security -  Amanda Chisholm

The Gendered and Colonial Lives of Gurkhas in Private Security

From Military to Market
Buch | Softcover
208 Seiten
2024
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-3995-0116-3 (ISBN)
31,15 inkl. MwSt
Explores the ways in which affect, colonial histories, and militarism organise global South security workforces within private military and security companies
This book explores the ways in which affect, colonial histories, and militarism organise global security workforces within private military and security companies(PMSCs). It locates its analysis with Gurkhas; a group of militarised men from Nepal with over 200-years of military experience with the British and Indian armies and the Singaporean police, who now participate as security contractors in global markets. These men are celebrated in British popular culture for their heroic martial attributes and their broader military service to the United Kingdom. However, less known, is the fact that many Gurkhas located back in Nepal and their families are drawn into these markets under often exploitative relations. Drawing upon over a decade of ethnographic fieldwork with unprecedented access to these security communities throughout Nepal and in Afghanistan, the book's motivating questions are how security is made through these market relations and how is this security experienced by Gurkhas and their families.
Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Advances in Critical Military Studies
Zusatzinfo 20 black and white illustrations
Verlagsort Edinburgh
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Militärgeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Gender Studies
ISBN-10 1-3995-0116-X / 139950116X
ISBN-13 978-1-3995-0116-3 / 9781399501163
Zustand Neuware
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