Small Arms Survey 2004

This is a second-hand copy of the book Small Arms Survey 2004, a project of the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva and published by Oxford University Press.

Condition: this is a used book in good condition, though there is shelf wear to the cover. The product image probably looks worse than it is due to the black surface showing every imperfection in high detail. Twink covers up something on inside front cover. One assumes it was a name or address of former owner.

From the back:

The Small Arms Survey 2004: Rights at Risk provides original research and updated information on small arms production, stockpiles, and trade. In focusing on the links between small arms and the abuse of human rights, this edition explores the impact of arms exports to areas of conflict, the role of weapons in global violence and crime, and the implementation of human rights standards in police forces worldwide. The Survey also features in-depth coverage of issues such as the growing concern over MANPADS and the role of small arms in the Pacific and Kyrgyzstan.

Chapters include:

• Continuity and Change: Products and Producers
• From Chaos to Coherence? Global Firearm Stockpiles
• Big Issue, Big Problem? MANPADS
• Back to the Sources: International Small Arms Transfers
• Targeting the Middlemen: Controlling Brokering Activities
• A Common Tool: Firearms, Violence, and Crime
• Critical Triggers: Implementing International Standards for Police Firearm Use
• Under the Spotlight: Monitoring Implementation of Small Arms Measures
• Trouble in Paradise: Small Arms in the Pacific
• An Anomaly in Central Asia? Small Arms in Kyrgyzstan

About the project

The Small Arms Survey is an independent research project located at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. It serves as the principal international source of public information on all aspects of small arms, and as a resource centre for governments, policy-makers, researchers, and activists. The project has an international staff with expertise in security studies, political science, international public policy, law, economics, development studies, conflict resolution, and sociology. The staff work closely with a worldwide network of researchers and partners.