Blackwater
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Blackwater
| Full title | Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army |
|---|---|
| Author | Jeremy Scahill |
| Published | 2007 |
| Pages | 464 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Scahill’s account of the private military company that fought America’s wars on contract, and what it means to outsource the use of force. |
Where I heard about it
- nathan shuherk (@schizophrenicreads) — in a BookTok video laying out a reading list on US empire, policing and disaster capitalism.
Connections
- Foreign Policy — the subject.
- Capitalism — the mechanism — war as a contract.
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