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the history of a norm in international relations
With unprecedented historical range, this book examines the use of mercenaries - from the courts of medieval Europe through to private security companies in modern-day Iraq - as well as exploring the key ethical questions surrounding the mechanics of private military action.
Introduction; 1. Norms, Their Influence, and How They Can be Studied; 2. The Definition of a Mercenary and the Definition of the Proscriptive Norm; 3. The Origins of the Norm against Mercenary Use, 1100-1600; 4. Competing Explanations for the Nineteenth-Century Shift Away from Mercenary Use; 5. How Citizens Became the Standard: A Normative Explanation of the Shift Away from Mercenary Use; 6. The Norm against Mercenary Use and International Law; 7. New Model Mercenaries: PMCs, PSCs, and the Anti-Mercenary Norm; Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-264) and index.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007