Business of Armaments Armstrongs, Vickers and the International Arms Trade, 18551955

How did Britain's most prominent armaments firms, Armstrongs and Vickers, build their businesses and sell armaments in Britain and overseas from 1855 to 1955? Joanna Spear presents a comparative analysis of these firms and considers the relationships they built with the British Government and foreign states. She reveals how the firms developed and utilized independent domestic strategies and foreign policies against the backdrop of imperial expansion and the two world wars. Using extensive new research, this study examines the challenges the two firms faced in making domestic and international sales including the British Government's commitment to laissez faire policies, prejudices within the British elite against those in trade, and departmental resistance to dealing with private firms. It shows the suite of strategies and tactics that the firms developed to overcome these obstacles to selling arms at home and abroad and how they built enduring relationships with states in Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.

Info autore

Joanna Spear is Research Professor of International Affairs at George Washington University. She works on armaments, arms sales, and arms control issues and is the author of Carter and Arms Sales (1995).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joanna (George Washington University Spear, Joanna Spear
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 31.12.2025
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria
• EAN: 9781009297479
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0929747-9
• Numero di pagine: 404
• Categorie: History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, International Relations, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Economic history, Archaeology, History and Archaeology, Arms trade