Kalashnikov Culture

Small Arms Proliferation and Irregular Warfare
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ISBN-13:
9780313346149
Veröffentl:
2008
Einband:
HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Erscheinungsdatum:
30.07.2008
Seiten:
202
Autor:
Christopher Carr
Gewicht:
475 g
Format:
240x161x16 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:

This work is a bridge between the failed/weak states' literature and that which examines issues relating to small arms proliferation. Carr investigates the cultural impact of the availability of these easy-to-come-by weapons. This cultural dynamic has a direct, and deadly impact on issues such as arms control, illegal and illicit trading, gun cultures, the nexus between criminality and militia warfare and the social impact of arms proliferation, and the struggle for weak states who attempt to govern. The case studies will appeal to those with regional or comparative interests. Although the tone is academic, the topics and the subject matter will make this book of interest to those outside of the academic community.The work takes the form of alternating chapters in which elements of Kalashnikov enculturation, for example the peculiar forms of aberrant economic activity that exist within Kalashnikov cultures, are paired with chapter-length mini-case studies, such as that dealing with armed gang movements in Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, and Brazil. The whole work is bounded by the contention that under certain conditions heavily weaponized societies create their own milieu, which in turn gives rise to communities that find ways to survive (and sometimes thrive) within an ambiance of chronic insecurity.
Carr investigates the particular forms of violence that are the result of high levels of weaponization among the general population and examines the culture named for the weapon that has become ubiquitous with various levels of intra-state conflict.
IntroductionChapter 1 - KALASHNIKOV ENCULTURATIONChapter 2 - KALASHNIKOV IN THE CULTURE : THE ROLE OF THE GUNChapter 3 - KALASHNIKOV TRAFFIC: TRADING ARMSChapter 4 - KALASHNIKOV COMMERCE: THE AK AS ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTChapter 5 - PAKISTAN : THE PROTOTYPICAL KALASHNIKOV CULTUREChapter 6 - PASTORAL WARRIORS : CATTLE RAIDERS OF EAST AFRICAChapter 7 - GANGSTA WARRIORSChapter 8 - A TRADITION OF ARMS : YEMENChapter 9 - KALASHNIKOV ISLANDSChapter 10 - KALASHNIKOV COUNTERCULTURE: CONTROL AND DISARMAMENTChapter 11 - KALASHNIKOV FUTUREBibliography

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