| Historical Dictionary of Arms Control and Disarmament Contributor(s): Larsen, Jeffrey a. (Author), Smith, James D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810850605 ISBN-13: 9780810850606 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $157.41 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2005 Annotation: Covers the significant persons, places, agencies, organizations, conferences, conventions, treaties, and acts that have influenced arms control and disarmament from the beginnings of recorded western history to present times. The introductory essay reviews where arms control has come from and where it is heading during this period of global transition, as well as how the definitions of the terms and the conduct of the field have developed, and why arms control and disarmament remain both very much alive and relevant, today and into the future. A list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, and a comprehensive bibliography complement the dictionary entries of this unique reference. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control - History | Military - Weapons - History | Reference |
| Dewey: 327.174 |
| LCCN: 2004025199 |
| Series: Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 5.79" W x 8.52" (1.48 lbs) 424 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Historical Dictionary of Arms Control and Disarmament provides a historical review of key themes and issues in international security and arms control, focusing on efforts in the 20th century to control the spread and use of armaments and to prevent war. This book summarizes the rich and proud traditions of arms control and disarmament, their critical role in ensuring a non-catastrophic course throughout history (especially the dangerous period of the Cold War), and their continuing relevance and role in the emerging post-Cold War world. It also seeks to reinforce a broad perspective of key terms in order to capture the scope and range of their application yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Given this combined tradition and focus, this Dictionary serves two purposes. As a historical dictionary, it chronicles key terms, personalities, events, and agreements as a ready reference from which to launch a more extensive investigation. But it also seeks to capture the breadth of current and future applications by presenting the vocabulary of traditional and non-traditional approaches. The book includes a large dictionary of more than 1,000 key terms, as well as a comprehensive bibliography divided into multiple categories, an extensive chronology, and a timeline. This book can also serve as a useful desk reference for the policy practitioner. The pace and intensity of the practice of arms control often eliminates the luxury of conventional study of past or related arms control efforts. The dictionary seeks to provide a relevant sampling of treaty and agreement details and of the specific terms of reference of arms control to allow productive progress in a policy work environment. Researchers and students will also find the dictionary to be a useful reference tool. Much of the formal literature in the field, such as treaty texts and policy pronouncements, is written in technical language without elaboration. Also, many references to agreements are posed in shorthand intended only for the policy practi |