Encyclopedia of Arms Control and Disarmament

Covering antiquity through to the breakup of the Soviet Union, this three-volume set makes accessible to the general reader the history and processes of international arms control and disarmament. The work covers the history of arms control in all regions of the world: changing relationships and alliances in the Middle East, neutralization of Switzerland, international co-operation in Latin America, the failures of the League of Nations, the successes of the United Nations inlcuding its tenacity in dismantling the Iraqi nuclear arms capability, and many other topics of worldwide importance.;Volumes One and Two contain 76 original, signed articles on major issues and settings. Volume Three consists of 150 excerpts of major treaties complete with annotations.;RS Readership: The general reader, researchers and academics. PS 300 x 250 mm PP 1,692pp (3-volume set) BN BC Cl PR 225.00 $325.00 PU Scribners