"This book focuses on the use of small arms in violence and attempts by the state to govern the use and acquisition of these weapons. It is likely that hundreds of thousands of people are killed every year as a result of armed violence - in contexts ranging from war zones to dom…
In this provocative indictment of the U.S. arms trade, William D. Hartung reveals the greed, deception, and misguided thinking that fuel weapons sales abroad, poisoning our foreign policy and undermining our democratic institutions. "The ongoing scandal at the heart of U.S. for…
In this provocative indictment of the U.S. arms trade, William D. Hartung reveals the greed, deception, and misguided thinking that fuel weapons sales abroad, poisoning our foreign policy and undermining our democratic institutions. "The ongoing scandal at the heart of U.S. for…
The state and the gun industry, part 1 : 1688-1756 -- Who made guns? -- The state and the gun industry, part 2 : 1756-1815 -- The state, war, and industrial revolution -- Interlude : a brief lesson from African history -- Guns and money -- Guns in arms, part 1 : home -- Guns in …
This business history analyzes the connections between private business, disarmament, and re-armament as they affected arms procurement and military technology transfers in Eastern Europe from 1919 to 1939. Rather than focusing on the negotiations or the political problems invol…
