Kalashnikov Culture: Small Arms Proliferation and Irregular Warfare

by Christopher Carr

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 as arms control, illegal and illicit trading, gun cultures, the nexus between criminality and militia warfare and the social impact of arms proliferation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313346143
• ISBN13: 9780313346149
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"