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OverviewWhether the war zone be in Africa, Sri Lanka, Chechnya or Afghanistan, most people are not killed by hi-tech or heavy weaponry, but by the small arms, cheap and accessible, that have flooded into so many countries in recent years. Crime rates involving guns have also soared, as South Africa and Kenya have experienced. Yet much of this cross-border arms trade is illegal. Several governments, including the United States, Canada and Mexico, are now pressing for a new global treaty on illegal trafficking in small arms. This book is a fascinating, highly informative and policy-relevant investigation into an issue about which far too little is known, and which raises crucial questions about the black market. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Laura LumpePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Zed Books Ltd Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.280kg ISBN: 9781856498739ISBN 10: 1856498735 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 01 July 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction - Lora Lumpe Part I: Framing the Issue 2. Anatomy of a Shady Deal - Brian Johnson-Thomas 3. What's 'Legal'? What's 'Illegal'? - Emanuela-Chiara Gillard Part II: The Sources 4. Government Gun-running to Guerrillas - Lucy Mathiak and Lora Lumpe 5. Manufacturing Trends - Pete Abel 6. Domestic Gun Markets - Wendy Cukier and Steve Shropshire Part III: The Mechanics 7. Making the Deal and Moving the Goods-the role of brokers and shippers - Brian Wood and Johan Peleman 8. Gunsmoke and Mirrors: Financing the illegal trade - Tom Naylor Part IV: The Way Forward 9. Combating Arms Trafficking - Sarah Meek 10. Law Enforcement and International Gun Trafficking - Ted Leggett 11. Summary of Recommendations - Lora LumpeReviews'The international community is awakening to the dangers... Running Guns provides a body of interpretative analysis that should serve as the framework for developing real responses.' - Daniel Garcia-Pea, former Colombian Presidential advisor and peace negotiator 'Provides the first in-depth coverage of the infrastructure of the small arms business, and traces the evolving international efforts to contain the impact of these weapons' - Jonathan M. Winer, former US Deputy Ass. Sec. of State for International Narcotics and Crime 'Running Guns lays out a no-nonsense agenda for government action that would effectively counter this deadly trade.' - Jose Ramos-Horta, Nat. Council of Timorese Resistance and Nobel Peace Laureate 'This book provides a wealth of analysis and outlines concrete steps that governments must take if they are serious about shutting down the traffic in small arms.' - Jody Williams, International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Nobel Peace Laureate 'This book tells us what to do, and why we should do it now.' - Jan Egeland, former Deputy Norwegian Foreign Minister 'The international community is awakening to the dangers... Running Guns provides a body of interpretative analysis that should serve as the framework for developing real responses.' Daniel Garcia-Pea, former Colombian Presidential advisor and peace negotiator 'Provides the first in-depth coverage of the infrastructure of the small arms business, and traces the evolving international efforts to contain the impact of these weapons.' Jonathan M. Winer, former US Deputy Ass. Sec. of State for International Narcotics and Crime 'Running Guns lays out a no-nonsense agenda for government action that would effectively counter this deadly trade.' Jose Ramos-Horta, National Council of Timorese Resistance and Nobel Peace Laureate 'This book provides a wealth of analysis and outlines concrete steps that governments must take if they are serious about shutting down the traffic in small arms.' Jody Williams, International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Nobel Peace Laureate 'This book tells us what to do, and why we should do it now.' Jan Egeland, former Deputy Norwegian Foreign Minister Author InformationLora Lumpe founded the Arms Sales Monitoring Project at the Federation of American Scientists in Washington DC in 1991 where she directed its research and advocacy programme until she became director of research at the Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers at the Peace Research Institute (PRIO), Oslo, in 1998. In addition to publishing numerous book chapters, magazine articles and op-eds, she edited the quarterly newsletter, Arms Sales Monitor. She coauthored Arms Trade Revealed: A Guide for Investigators and Activists (1998) and is the editor of other recent books on disarmament topics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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