Strategies of Arms Control
A History and Typology
Stuart Croft(Author)
Manchester University Press
Published on 5. December 1996
Book
Hardback
220 pages
978-0-7190-4877-7 (ISBN)
Description
Bringing the subject of arms control into the arena of complex, multi-polar international relations, this text traces the history of agreements over weapons back to ancient times. The author puts forward a typology of arms control: it occurs at the end of major conflicts, stabilizes balances between states, develops norms of behaviour, manages weapons proliferation, and acts as a tool of international organizations. He examines the evolution of five qualitatively different strategies, and applies the arms control typology to agreements in the post-Cold War world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7190-4877-7 (9780719048777)
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Content
The evolution of arms control; arms control at the conclusion of major conflicts; arms control to strengthen strategic stability; arms control to create norms of behaviour; managing the proliferation of weapons; arms control by international organization.