Kalashnikov culture
Subtitle: small arms proliferation and irregular warfare
By: Christopher Carr.
Publisher: Praeger Security International
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780313346149
Subjects: Arms control.; AK-47 rifle.; Asymmetric warfare.; Firearms industry and trade.; Illegal arms transfers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Kalashnikov enculturation; value: Kalashnikov in the culture : the role of the gun; value: Kalashnikov traffic : trading arms; value: Kalashnikov commerce : the AK as economic instrument; value: Pakistan : the prototypical kalashnikov culture; value: Pastoral warriors : cattle raiders of East Africa; value: Gangsta warriors; value: A tradition of arms : Yemen; value: Kalashnikov islands; value: Kalashnikov counterculture : control and disarmament; value: Kalashnikov future.