Arms Control: History, Theory, and Policy features in-depth, expert analysis and information on the full spectrum of issues relating to this critical topic. The first major reference on arms control in over a decade, the two-volume set covers historical context, contemporary challenges, and emerging approaches to diplomacy and human rights. Noted experts provide a full spectrum of perspectives on arms control, offering insightful analysis of arms-control agreements and the people and institutions behind them.
Volume 1 provides an accessible historical overview of the subject and a more detailed conceptual analysis of the foundations of arms control. Volume 2 covers the contemporary and practical issues of arms control, focusing on global issues that arms control advocates have been forced to address with varying degrees of success: a burgeoning international trade in conventional weapons; a closely related flood of small arms and light weapons used to fuel intrastate conflicts and even genocide; and the spread of nuclear weapons to potentially unstable regions of the world.
- 30 illustrations and photos
- Sidebars including brief biographical profiles and quotations
- Charts and graphs
- Primary documents
- Timelines
- Glossary and list of acronyms
Arms Control: History, Theory, and Policy features in-depth, expert analysis and information on the full spectrum of issues relating to this critical topic. The first major reference on arms control in over a decade, the two-volume set covers historical context, contemporary challenges, and emerging approaches to diplomacy and human rights. Noted experts provide a full spectrum of perspectives on arms control, offering insightful analysis of arms-control agreements and the people and institutions behind them.
Volume 1 provides an accessible historical overview of the subject and a more detailed conceptual analysis of the foundations of arms control. Volume 2 covers the contemporary and practical issues of arms control, focusing on global issues that arms control advocates have been forced to address with varying degrees of success: a burgeoning international trade in conventional weapons; a closely related flood of small arms and light weapons used to fuel intrastate conflicts and even genocide; and the spread of nuclear weapons to potentially unstable regions of the world.
- 30 illustrations and photos
- Sidebars including brief biographical profiles and quotations
- Charts and graphs
- Primary documents
- Timelines
- Glossary and list of acronyms
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Arms Control [2 volumes]: History, Theory, and Policy
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780275998202 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publication date: | 05/15/2012 |
| Series: | Praeger Security International |
| Pages: | 804 |
| Product dimensions: | 7.20(w) x 10.30(h) x 2.30(d) |