Rulers, Guns, and Money - The Global Arms Trade in the Age of Imperialism

Informationen zum Autor Jonathan A. Grant is Associate Professor of History, Florida State University. Zusammenfassung Challenging traditional views of arms dealers as agents of their own countries! Grant asserts that these firms pursued their own economic interests while convincing their home governments that weapon sales meant national prestige and influence. Grant tells how the resulting arms trade eventually led to an all-out arms race! and ultimately to war.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan A. Grant, Grant Jonathan A.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2007
• EAN: 9780674024427
• ISBN: 978-0-674-02442-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Military / Weapons, Arms trade