03145nam 2200721 a 450 991081080210332120080307155506.0979-84-00-67537-91-282-34102-297866123410210-313-34615-110.5040/9798400675379(CKB)1000000000707238(EBL)494965(OCoLC)247087886(SSID)ssj0000300949(PQKBManifestationID)11273047(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000300949(PQKBWorkID)10258603(PQKB)10846409(Au-PeEL)EBL494965(CaPaEBR)ebr10362978(CaONFJC)MIL234102(DLC)BP9798400675379BC(MiAaPQ)EBC494965(EXLCZ)99100000000070723820080307e20082024 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrKalashnikov culture small arms proliferation and irregular warfare /Christopher Carr1st ed.Westport, Conn. :Praeger Security International,2008.New York :Bloomsbury Publishing (US),2024.1 online resource (201 p.)PSI reportsDescription based upon print version of record.979-82-16-10766-8 0-313-34614-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Kalashnikov enculturation -- Kalashnikov in the culture : the role of the gun -- Kalashnikov traffic : trading arms -- Kalashnikov commerce : the AK as economic instrument -- Pakistan : the prototypical kalashnikov culture -- Pastoral warriors : cattle raiders of East Africa -- Gangsta warriors -- A tradition of arms : Yemen -- Kalashnikov islands -- Kalashnikov counterculture : control and disarmament -- Kalashnikov future.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, and the struggle for weak states who attempt to govern. The case studies will appeal to those with regional or comparative interests. Although the tPSI reports (Westport, Conn.)AK-47 rifleArms controlAsymmetric warfareFirearms industry and tradeIllegal arms transfersAK-47 rifle.Arms control.Asymmetric warfare.Firearms industry and trade.Illegal arms transfers.355.4/2Carr Christopher1947-1121459DLCDLCBOOK9910810802103321Kalashnikov culture4051283UNINA