Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army

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investigative book nonfiction book

Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army is an investigative nonfiction book examining the rise, operations, and political influence of the private military company Blackwater in U.S. foreign policy and modern warfare.

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instanceOf investigative book ⓘ
nonfiction book ⓘ
author Jeremy Scahill ⓘ
awarded George Polk Book Award ⓘ
linked to: George Polk Award
basedOn investigative reporting ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
linked to: United States of America
criticizes U.S. government reliance on Blackwater ⓘ
lack of accountability for private military contractors ⓘ
explores impact of privatized warfare on democracy ⓘ
legal gray areas surrounding private military firms ⓘ
relationship between Blackwater and U.S. government officials ⓘ
focusesOn Blackwater operations in Iraq ⓘ
political connections of Blackwater ⓘ
privatization of military functions ⓘ
rise of Blackwater as a private military contractor ⓘ
genre military history ⓘ
political nonfiction ⓘ
hasFormat audiobook ⓘ
e-book ⓘ
hasSequelOrRelatedWork Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield ⓘ
ISBN 9781560259794 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
market international ⓘ
mediaType hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
print ⓘ
notableFor analysis of the growth of the private military industry ⓘ
detailed account of Blackwater’s role in Iraq ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
pages about 480 ⓘ
publicationYear 2007 ⓘ
publisher Nation Books ⓘ
setting Iraq ⓘ
United States foreign policy establishment ⓘ
subject Blackwater USA ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
U.S. foreign policy ⓘ
War on Terror ⓘ
linked to: Global War on Terrorism

mercenaries ⓘ
outsourcing of war ⓘ
private military companies ⓘ
targetAudience journalists and policy analysts ⓘ
readers interested in politics and security ⓘ
scholars of international relations ⓘ
timePeriodCovered Iraq War years ⓘ
post-9/11 era ⓘ

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