{"product_id":"contractors-and-war-christopher-kinsey-9780804769914","title":"Contractors and War: The Transformation of United States' Expeditionary Operations","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe U.S. military is no longer based on a Cold War self-sufficient model. Today's armed forces are a third smaller than they were during the Cold War, and yet are expected to do as much if not more than they did during those years. As a result, a transformation is occurring in the way the U.S. government expects the military to conduct operations--with much of that transformation contingent on the use of contractors to deliver support to the armed forces during military campaigns and afterwards. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContractors and War\u003c\/i\u003e explains the reasons behind this transformation and evaluates how the private sector will shape and be shaped by future operations. The authors are drawn from a range of policy, legislative, military, legal, and academic backgrounds. They lay out the philosophical arguments supporting the use of contractors in combat and stabilization operations and present a spectrum of arguments that support and criticize emergent private sector roles. The book provides fresh policy guidance to those who will research, direct, and carry out future deployments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Kinsey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804769915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804769914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford Security Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Christopher Kinsey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425071579391,"sku":"9780804769914","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20b81fbf-7c72-4d6f-b1ad-710618dffca5.jpg?v=1761536813","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contractors-and-war-christopher-kinsey-9780804769914","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}