Under Contract: The Invisible Workers of America's Global War

by Noah Coburn

Book Overview

War is one of the most lucrative job markets for an increasingly global workforce. Most of the work on American bases, everything from manning guard towers to cleaning the latrines to more technical engineering and accounting jobs, has been outsourced to private firms that then contract out individual jobs, often to the lowest bidder. An "American" base in Afghanistan or Iraq will be staffed with workers from places like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503605361
• ISBN13: 9781503605367
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"