The Gendered and Colonial Lives of Gurkhas in Private Security
From Military to Market
Seiten
2022
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
9781399501156 (ISBN)
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
9781399501156 (ISBN)
Explores the ways in which affect, colonial histories, and militarism organise global South security workforces within private military and security companies
This book explores the ways in which affect, colonial histories, and militarism organise global security workforces within private military and security companies(PMSCs). It locates its analysis with Gurkhas; a group of militarised men from Nepal with over 200-years of military experience with the British and Indian armies and the Singaporean police, who now participate as security contractors in global markets. These men are celebrated in British popular culture for their heroic martial attributes and their broader military service to the United Kingdom. However, less known, is the fact that many Gurkhas located back in Nepal and their families are drawn into these markets under often exploitative relations. Drawing upon over a decade of ethnographic fieldwork with unprecedented access to these security communities throughout Nepal and in Afghanistan, the book’s motivating questions are how security is made through these market relations and how is this security experienced by Gurkhas and their families.
This book explores the ways in which affect, colonial histories, and militarism organise global security workforces within private military and security companies(PMSCs). It locates its analysis with Gurkhas; a group of militarised men from Nepal with over 200-years of military experience with the British and Indian armies and the Singaporean police, who now participate as security contractors in global markets. These men are celebrated in British popular culture for their heroic martial attributes and their broader military service to the United Kingdom. However, less known, is the fact that many Gurkhas located back in Nepal and their families are drawn into these markets under often exploitative relations. Drawing upon over a decade of ethnographic fieldwork with unprecedented access to these security communities throughout Nepal and in Afghanistan, the book’s motivating questions are how security is made through these market relations and how is this security experienced by Gurkhas and their families.
Dr Amanda Chisholm is Senior Lecturer in War Studies and Defence Studies at King's College, London. She is also the lead diversity and inclusion representative for the School of Security Studies.
Preface by Cynthia Enloe1. Bringing Gurkhas to Market: Race, Gender and Global Economies of Security Workforces 2. Affective Relations to Militarism 3. Bringing Martial Race to Market: Imperial Encounters, Militarism and the Making of Gurkhas 4. Locating Love in the Gurkha Security Package5. The Happy Gurkha Housewife6. Race, Gender and the Political Economy of Feeling Secure 7. Slow Death and Failure in the Life-Building of Gurkha CommunitiesReferences
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.12.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Advances in Critical Military Studies |
| Zusatzinfo | 20 black and white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781399501156 / 9781399501156 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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