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Empire's labor : the global army that supports U.S. wars / Adam Moore.

By: Publisher: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2019Description: xii. 248 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781501742170
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Empire's laborOnline resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-240) 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.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.