The global politics of arms sales

Marshaling a great deal of new information in a highly readable manner, the author explains the reasons for the dramatic expansion of arms sales during the past decade and clearly traces such trends as the rise in sophistication of weapons being sold so as to include the most advanced technologies,...

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Main Author: Pierre, Andrew J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey Princeton University Press 1982
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Summary:Marshaling a great deal of new information in a highly readable manner, the author explains the reasons for the dramatic expansion of arms sales during the past decade and clearly traces such trends as the rise in sophistication of weapons being sold so as to include the most advanced technologies, and the shift in sales to unstable parts of the Third World.
Item Description:"Council on Foreign Relations books."
Physical Description:xvi, 352 pages illustrations 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780691614731 (paperback)