Arms Control [2 Volumes]: History, Theory, and Policy

By Robert E. Williams Jr. and Paul R. Viotti

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275998207
• ISBN13: 9780275998202
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 804 Pages
• Weight: 4.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 7.2" x 10.2"