The politics of British arms sales since 1964 : to secure our rightful share / Mark Phythian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phythian, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arms transfers--Great Britain.

Arms transfers.

Weapons industry--Government policy--Great Britain.

Weapons industry.

Weapons industry--Government policy.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xi, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Summary:

Since World War II Britain has consistently been one of the world's leading arms exporters. At the same time, arms sales have been at the top of the political agenda in such cases as the arms-to-Iraq, the Pergau Dam affairs, and concerns over the sale of arms to countries such as Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. Drawing extensively on official documents, this book is the first in-depth analysis of British arms sales policy.

Contents:

1 Birtish arms exports, 1964-99: an overview 1

2 The administration and politics of British arms sales 47

3 British arms sales to Latin America 105

4 British arms sales to South East Asia 146

5 British arms sales to the Middle East 188

6 Britain in the post-Gulf War arms market: the Major effort 259

7 Arms sales and the new Labour government: doves or hawks? 287

Appendix 1 Robin Cook's 28 July 1997 statement on arms export criteria 327

Appendix 2 The European Code of Conduct on arms sales 331.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0719051967

OCLC:

43370197