Kalashnikov culture : small arms proliferation and irregular warfare /

This work is a bridge between the failed/weak states' literature and that which examines issues relating to small arms proliferation. Carr investigates the cultural impact of the availability of these easy-to-come-by weapons. This cultural dynamic has a direct, and deadly impact on issues such...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carr, Christopher, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2008.
Colección:PSI reports (Westport, Conn.)
Temas:
Arms control.
AK-47 rifle.
Asymmetric warfare.
Firearms industry and trade.
Illegal arms transfers.
Armements > Contrôle.
AK 47 (Fusil d'assaut)
Guerre asymétrique.
Armes à feu > Industrie.
Armes > Trafic.
AK-47 rifle
Arms control
Asymmetric warfare
Firearms industry and trade
Illegal arms transfers
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Kalashnikov enculturation
  • Kalashnikov in the culture : the role of the gun
  • Kalashnikov traffic : trading arms
  • Kalashnikov commerce : the AK as economic instrument
  • Pakistan : the prototypical kalashnikov culture
  • Pastoral warriors : cattle raiders of East Africa
  • Gangsta warriors
  • A tradition of arms : Yemen
  • Kalashnikov islands : favelas, yards, and raskols
  • Kalashnikov counterculture : control and disarmament
  • Kalashnikov future.

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