Joanna Spear (Washington DC George Washington University)
The Business of Armaments
Armstrongs, Vickers and the International Arms Trade, 1855-1955
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Joanna Spear (Washington DC George Washington University)
The Business of Armaments
Armstrongs, Vickers and the International Arms Trade, 1855-1955
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This is a study of Britain's most prominent armaments firms and of their relationships with the British Government and foreign states from 1855 to 1955. It reveals how the firms developed and utilized independent domestic strategies and foreign policies against the backdrop of imperial expansion and the two world wars.
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This is a study of Britain's most prominent armaments firms and of their relationships with the British Government and foreign states from 1855 to 1955. It reveals how the firms developed and utilized independent domestic strategies and foreign policies against the backdrop of imperial expansion and the two world wars.
Produktdetails
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- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Seitenzahl: 314
- Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2023
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
- Gewicht: 740g
- ISBN-13: 9781009297523
- ISBN-10: 100929752X
- Artikelnr.: 65338919
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Seitenzahl: 314
- Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2023
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
- Gewicht: 740g
- ISBN-13: 9781009297523
- ISBN-10: 100929752X
- Artikelnr.: 65338919
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).
List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms; Introduction: British armament firms' independence and power; Part I: Selling at Home: 1. Armstrongs and Vickers become armaments firms: the challenges they faced and the strategies they developed; 2. Selling armaments in Britain 1860
1900: Armstrongs rises and Vickers evolves; 3. Selling Armaments in Britain 1901
1918: Vickers rises and Armstrongs responds; 4. Selling armaments in Britain 1919
1935: Inter-war struggles and Vickers-Armstrongs is born; 5. Selling armaments in Britain 1936
1955: Vickers-Armstrongs and the challenges of wartime and peacetime; Part II: Selling Abroad: 6. Foreign policies for selling armaments to South America; 7. Foreign policies for selling armaments to Asia; 8. Foreign policies for selling arms to the Ottoman Empire/Turkey; 9. Conclusions: assessing Armstrongs and Vickers' independence and power vis. the British state
a military industrial complex?; Bibliography; Index.
1900: Armstrongs rises and Vickers evolves; 3. Selling Armaments in Britain 1901
1918: Vickers rises and Armstrongs responds; 4. Selling armaments in Britain 1919
1935: Inter-war struggles and Vickers-Armstrongs is born; 5. Selling armaments in Britain 1936
1955: Vickers-Armstrongs and the challenges of wartime and peacetime; Part II: Selling Abroad: 6. Foreign policies for selling armaments to South America; 7. Foreign policies for selling armaments to Asia; 8. Foreign policies for selling arms to the Ottoman Empire/Turkey; 9. Conclusions: assessing Armstrongs and Vickers' independence and power vis. the British state
a military industrial complex?; Bibliography; Index.
List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms; Introduction: British armament firms' independence and power; Part I: Selling at Home: 1. Armstrongs and Vickers become armaments firms: the challenges they faced and the strategies they developed; 2. Selling armaments in Britain 1860
1900: Armstrongs rises and Vickers evolves; 3. Selling Armaments in Britain 1901
1918: Vickers rises and Armstrongs responds; 4. Selling armaments in Britain 1919
1935: Inter-war struggles and Vickers-Armstrongs is born; 5. Selling armaments in Britain 1936
1955: Vickers-Armstrongs and the challenges of wartime and peacetime; Part II: Selling Abroad: 6. Foreign policies for selling armaments to South America; 7. Foreign policies for selling armaments to Asia; 8. Foreign policies for selling arms to the Ottoman Empire/Turkey; 9. Conclusions: assessing Armstrongs and Vickers' independence and power vis. the British state
a military industrial complex?; Bibliography; Index.
1900: Armstrongs rises and Vickers evolves; 3. Selling Armaments in Britain 1901
1918: Vickers rises and Armstrongs responds; 4. Selling armaments in Britain 1919
1935: Inter-war struggles and Vickers-Armstrongs is born; 5. Selling armaments in Britain 1936
1955: Vickers-Armstrongs and the challenges of wartime and peacetime; Part II: Selling Abroad: 6. Foreign policies for selling armaments to South America; 7. Foreign policies for selling armaments to Asia; 8. Foreign policies for selling arms to the Ottoman Empire/Turkey; 9. Conclusions: assessing Armstrongs and Vickers' independence and power vis. the British state
a military industrial complex?; Bibliography; Index.