Kalashnikov culture : small arms proliferation and irregular warfare
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Kalashnikov culture : small arms proliferation and irregular warfare
(PSI reports)
Praeger Security International, 2008
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-175) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
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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