Cascade of Arms: Controlling Conventional Weapons Proliferation in the 1990s [Paperback]

Andrew J. Pierre (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1996

This work looks at the impct of weapons purchases on the principal recipient regions and the possibilities for regional arms control and dissects the economics of arms export for the producer nations in both the developing and industrialized worlds. The book thoroughly discusses the opportunities for, and obstacles to, achieving multilateral arms restraint in the 1990s.

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Copublished with the World Peace Foundation --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Andrew J. Pierre, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, is coauthor of The Algerian Crisis: Policy Options for the West (Carnegie, 1996) and author of The Global Politics of Arms Sales (Princeton, 1982), which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

In addition to the editor, contributors are Ian Anthony, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute; Nicole Ball, Overseas Development Council; Julian Cooper, University of Birmingham; Lawrence Freedman and Martin Navias, King's College, London; Rodney Jones, Washington Council on Nonproliferation; Ethan Kapstein, Harvard University; Michael Klare, Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies; Andrew Mack, Australian National University; Abdel Monem Said Aly, Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Cairo; Janne Nolan, Brookings Institution; Andrew Ross, Naval War College; Gerald Segal, International Institute for Strategic Studies; and Gerald Steinberg, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 468 pages
• Publisher: Brookings Inst Pr (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815770634
• ISBN-13: 978-0815770633
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #625,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Best Intro to Conventional Arms Control, May 17, 2001

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This review is from: Cascade of Arms: Controlling Conventional Weapons Proliferation in the 1990s (Paperback)

Well, the title says it all, really, I hardly need to write anything else. This book brings together most of the big names in conventional arms control and introduces the issues better than most books on the subject; considering the paucity of content in this field, it is perhaps the best such introduction available.

But wait, there's more! This book goes into sufficient detail to appeal to the more advanced reader as well. I found this invaluable in writing my undergrad thesis, and still found it very useful for my MA. Additionally, anyone doing any serious writing on the subject may have to justify their subject matter, considering how badly conventional weapons are neglected in the arms control literature, and Pierre's first chapter provides a very strong case for prioritizing this issue.

So whatever level you are interested in, if its conventional weapons you want, this is a MUST.