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Export Controls examines how the U.S. has attempted to restrict the export of national security sensitive equipment, finance, knowledge, and technology since World War II. It also examines attempts to influence U.S. policies while concluding that some export controls are essential for promoting and defending U.S. national security interests.
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Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction ix
Chapter 1 U.S. Legal and Legislative History 1
Chapter 2 Commerce and Defense Departments 47
Chapter 3 Customs & Border Patrol, Justice Department,
and Energy Department 162
Chapter 4 The State Department and Export Controls 186
Chapter 5 Treasury Department 234
Chapter 6 Congress and Export Controls 253
Chapter 7 Nongovernment Organizations and Export
Controls 272
Chapter 8 International Government Organizations 295
Conclusion 324
Bibliography 335
Index 411
About the Author 431
Info autore
Bert Chapman is Government Information, Political Science, and Economics Librarian and Professor of Library Science at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. He is the author of four previous books including Geopolitics: A Guide to the Issues. His research interests include government and scholarly literature on national and international security, foreign policy, and various aspects of diplomatic, economic, military, and political history.
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Export Controls examines how the U.S. has attempted to restrict the export of national security sensitive equipment, finance, knowledge, and technology since World War II. It also examines attempts to influence U.S. policies while concluding that some export controls are essential for promoting and defending U.S. national security interests.
