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Author Carr, Christopher, 1947-

Title Kalashnikov culture : small arms proliferation and irregular warfare / Christopher Carr
Published Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, [2008]
©2008

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Description xiv, 185 pages ; 25 cm
Series PSI reports
PSI reports (Westport, Conn.)
Contents 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 : favelas, yards, and raskols -- Kalashnikov counterculture : control and disarmament -- Kalashnikov future
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-175) and index
Subject Arms control.
AK-47 rifle.
Asymmetric warfare.
Firearms industry and trade.
Illegal arms transfers.
LC no. 2008010129
ISBN 9780313346149 (hbk.)
0313346143 (hbk.)