The Evolution of Arms Control: From Antiquity to the Nuclear Age

by Richard Dean Burns

Book Overview

The Evolution of Arms Control: From Antiquity to the Nuclear Age is the first world history of arms control through time.

Drawing on his knowledge of the comparative history of warfare and arms control across preliterate, ancient, medieval, and modern polities, Richard Dean Burns focuses longitudinally on such perennial arms control issues as negotiation, verification, and compliance. Although he does not, for example, allege...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313375747
• ISBN13: 9780313375743
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary