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  • Arming the Two Koreasby Taik-Young Hamm; Michael Leifer

    Routledge 1999; US$ 195.00

    This brilliantly argued book taps into a great deal of news interest in North Korea at the moment in the wake of recent hostility against Japan. more...

  • Britain and the Problem of International Disarmamentby Carolyn J. Kitching

    Routledge 1999; US$ 198.00

    This study analyzes the disarmament policy of successive British governments from 1919 to 1934, concluding that the policy-makers' strategy was to avoid their international obligations for as long as possible. more...

  • Role and Control of Weapons in the 1990sby Frank Barnaby

    Routledge 1992; US$ 125.00

    Considers the way forward for defence issues as the twentieth century draws to a close. Barnaby examines a variety of security issues to argue that control over weapons of mass destruction must be dramatically increased. more...

  • How Nuclear Weapons Spreadby Frank Barnaby

    Routledge 1993; US$ 123.00

    Frank Barnaby examines the far-reaching effects - both beneficial and detrimental - of nuclear weapons, and looks in detail at the nuclear programmes of Third World countries, including India, Israel and Pakistan. more...

  • Japan and UN Peacekeepingby Hugo Dobson

    RoutledgeCurzon 2003; US$ 195.00

    With an approach based on political culture and identity, this book demonstrates the current pressures and shifting priorities that confront Japan's government and people, as they attempt to carve out a new international role. more...

  • Perception, Politics and Security in South Asiaby P. R. Chari; Pervias Iqbal Cheema; Stephen Philip Cohen

    RoutledgeCurzon 2003; US$ 39.95

    This book provides a detailed examination of the compound crisis between India and Pakistan that brought the region to the brink of a nuclear war in 1990 and places the crisis in the context of concurrent international events. more...

  • Deliver Us From Evilby William Shawcross

    Simon & Schuster 2002; US$ 12.99

    Reporting from war zones around the globe, acclaimed journalist William Shawcross gives us an unforgettable portrait of a dangerous world and of the brave men and women, ordinary and extraordinary, who risk their lives to make and keep the peace. The end of the Cold War was followed by a decade of regional and ethnic wars, massacres and forced exiles, and by constant calls for America to lead the international community as chief peace-keeper. The efforts of that community -- identified with the United Nations but often dominated by the world's wealthy nations -- have had mixed results. In Africa, the West is accused of indifference or too little, too late. In Cambodia, the UN presides over free elections, but the results are overridden.... more...

  • Firearms, the Law and Forensic Ballisticsby T. A. Warlow

    CRC Press 1996; US$ 132.00

    This book offers a work of reference on the forensic science of firearms. It describes what happens when a weapon is fired in terms of internal, external and terminal, or wound, ballistics and the consequences of these happenings for the forensic scientist both at the scene of the shooting incident and in the laboratory. The role of the forensic scientist is explained in detail, including attending the scene of the crime and post- mortem examination, setting up databases, the recovery of deleted markings and serial numbers, instrumental and analytical techniques used in the laboratory, such as the latest techniques in detection of gunshot residues, and the presentation of evidence in court. more...

  • Arms Trade, Security and Conflictby Paul Levine; Ron Smith

    Routledge 2003; US$ 200.00

    An area of huge concern to many people around the world, the economics of the Arms Industry are a vital strand that needs to be understood. This volume brings together contributors from all over the globe and focuses on this important area. more...

  • Militarisation and Demilitarisation in Contemporary Japanby Glenn D. Hook

    Routledge 1995; US$ 195.00

    Challenges many of the preconcieved notions on Japanese defence and security policies and the policy making process in Japan. more...