Legions of peace : UN peacekeepers from the global south / Philip Cunliffe.

The huge number of security forces stationed around the world as United Nations peace- keepers is second only to the global military deployments of the USA. But most UN peacekeepers come from the emerging powers and developing states that comprise the global South. This is the first book to analyze...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cunliffe, Philip
Language:English
Published: London : Hurst, 2013.
Subjects:
United Nations > Peacekeeping forces.
Peacekeeping forces > Developing countries.
World politics.
Physical Description:xix, 362 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Pt.1. Peacekeeping in international order: Peace of the Victors: Peacekeeping in the Post-Cold War Era
  • The Highest Form of Liberal Imperialism
  • Pt.2. Peacekeepers from the global south: Constructing Imperial Security: From Colonial Armies to Capacity-building
  • Askaris and Sepoys of the New World Order
  • Pt.3. Imperial multilateralism: The United Nations: Last Refuge of Empire
  • Epilogue: Epilogue: Concluding Thoughts on UN Peacekeeping, Contribution to UN Peacekeeping, and International Order.