From Byron to bin Laden
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations, History, Modern, Military
| Author: | Nir Arielli | ISBN: | 9780674982239 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | January 8, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nir Arielli |
| ISBN: | 9780674982239 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | January 8, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
What makes people fight for countries other than their own? Nir Arielli offers a wide-ranging history of foreign-war volunteers, from the French Revolution to Syria. Challenging notions of foreign fighters as a security problem, Arielli explores motivations, ideology, gender, international law, military significance, and the memory of war.
What makes people fight for countries other than their own? Nir Arielli offers a wide-ranging history of foreign-war volunteers, from the French Revolution to Syria. Challenging notions of foreign fighters as a security problem, Arielli explores motivations, ideology, gender, international law, military significance, and the memory of war.
