Arms and the State

Patterns of Military Production and Trade

Keith Krause (York University, Toronto), Steve Smith, Thomas Biersteker , Chris Brown

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English

Cambridge University Press
09 October 1995

Arms trade; Service industries

Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations

This book analyses the structure and motive forces that shape the global arms transfer and production system. The author distinguishes three tiers of arms producers, defined by such factors as defence production base, military research and development capabilities, and dependence upon arms exports. These factors interact with underlying political, economic, and military motivations to drive states to produce and export arms, and provide the force which directs the international trade in arms. The author discusses the United States and the Soviet Union, the European arms suppliers, and the emerging arms producers of the developing world. Although it concentrates on the contemporary period, the book covers a wide historical span, from the development of military technologies in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries to twentieth-century revolutions in weaponry. By focusing on the processes of technological innovation and diffusion, the author shows the evolutionary nature of the spread of military technologies, and situates the current arms transfer system in a broad historical context.

By: Keith Krause (York University Toronto)
Series edited by: Steve Smith, Thomas Biersteker, Chris Brown, Phil Cerny
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 22
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 467g
ISBN: 9780521558662
ISBN 10: 0521558662
Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 09 October 1995
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Arms and the State: Patterns of Military Production and Trade

'Keith Krause's book is strong across the board: it develops new historical materials spanning centuries; it attends to the complex interrelationships among international politics, dominant processes of international economics, and technological developments ... and it analyzes contemporary arms-trade data.' American Political Science Review