Kalashnikov culture : small arms proliferation and irregular warfare

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    • Carr, Christopher

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Kalashnikov culture : small arms proliferation and irregular warfare

Christopher Carr

(PSI reports)

Praeger Security International, 2008

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-175) and index

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内容説明

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 tone is academic, the topics and the subject matter will make this book of interest to those outside of the academic community. The work takes the form of alternating chapters in which elements of Kalashnikov enculturation, for example the peculiar forms of aberrant economic activity that exist within Kalashnikov cultures, are paired with chapter-length mini-case studies, such as that dealing with armed gang movements in Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, and Brazil. The whole work is bounded by the contention that under certain conditions heavily weaponized societies create their own milieu, which in turn gives rise to communities that find ways to survive (and sometimes thrive) within an ambiance of chronic insecurity.

目次

Introduction Chapter 1 - KALASHNIKOV ENCULTURATION Chapter 2 - KALASHNIKOV IN THE CULTURE : THE ROLE OF THE GUN Chapter 3 - KALASHNIKOV TRAFFIC: TRADING ARMS Chapter 4 - KALASHNIKOV COMMERCE: THE AK AS ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT Chapter 5 - PAKISTAN : THE PROTOTYPICAL KALASHNIKOV CULTURE Chapter 6 - PASTORAL WARRIORS : CATTLE RAIDERS OF EAST AFRICA Chapter 7 - GANGSTA WARRIORS Chapter 8 - A TRADITION OF ARMS : YEMEN Chapter 9 - KALASHNIKOV ISLANDS Chapter 10 - KALASHNIKOV COUNTERCULTURE: CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT Chapter 11 - KALASHNIKOV FUTURE Bibliography

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