Militarization and the Global Rise of Paramilitary Culture

Post-Heroic Reimaginings of the Warrior

Thomas Crosbie editor Brad West editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer Verlag, Singapore

Published:14th Oct '21

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This edited book demonstrates a new multidimensional comprehension of the relationship between war, the military and civil society by exploring the global rise of paramilitary culture. Moving beyond binary understandings that inform the militarization of culture thesis and examining various national and cultural contexts, the collection outlines ways in which a process of paramilitarization is shaping the world through the promotion of new warrior archetypes. It is argued that while the paramilitary hero is associated with military themes, their character is in tension with the central principals of modern military organization, something that often challenges the state’s perceived monopoly on violence. As such paramilitization has profound implications for institutional military identity, the influence of paramilitary organizations and broadly how organised violence is popularly understood

ISBN: 9789811655876

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 471g

191 pages

1st ed. 2021