The Business of Arms: Understanding the Illicit Arms Trade

by Mark Phythian

Offering a concise, yet thorough, introduction to the illicit arms trade, the main theme of this significant volume confronts the complex reality that while it is proper to think of two separate trades in arms, legal and illegal, in practice there is a considerable overlap between the two. Although this overlap is sometimes distinguished by referring to 'black' (wholly illegal) and 'grey' (semi-legal) markets, this book situates all of these transactions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041533604X
• ISBN13: 9780415336048
• Release Date: January 2027
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.2"