Empire's Labor The Global Army That Supports U.S. Wars /
Adam Moore.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
From camp followers to a global army of labor -- Colonial legacies and labor export -- The wages of peace and war -- Supplying war -- Assembling a transnational workforce -- Dark routes -- Activism -- Relations -- Home -- Conclusion : empire's labor.
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"This book is about the labor required to sustain the U.S. military's various overseas operations, both recognized wars and clandestine campaigns, and the experiences of people from around the world who perform it. The military is profoundly dependent on a global army of labor that comes from countries as diverse as Bosnia, the Philippines, Turkey, India, Kenya, England, Sierra Leone and Fiji"--
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Logistics--Contracting out--United States. Private military companies--Employees. Private military companies.