| Description |
xii, 230 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: A cooperative security system and a culture of peace / Adam Daniel Rotfeld and Janusz Symonides -- 1. Major armed conflicts -- 2. Armed conflict prevention, management and resolution -- 3. Military expenditure, arms production and the arms trade -- 4. Weapons of mass destruction -- 5. Arms control -- 6. The United Nations -- 7. Regional and subregional security: Europe and Asia -- 8. Chronology of major events related to peace, security and conflict prevention, 1992-96 -- 9. Glossary |
| Summary |
"Peace, Security, and Conflict Prevention: SIPRI-UNESCO Handbook is a comprehensive, concise volume on security and conflict prevention in the post-cold war period 1992-96. It is drawn from the results of SIPRI's research and includes chapters on major armed conflicts; armed conflict prevention, management and resolution; world military expenditure, arms production and the arms trade; nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons; the arms control and agreements currently in force and under negotiation; the United Nations Organization; and special studies of regional and subregional security in Europe and Asia. A detailed chronology lists the major events of 1992-96 related to peace, security, and conflict prevention. The book also includes a useful glossary of terms and acronyms used in the security literature and gives the membership of international organizations concerned with security issues."--Back cover |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
United Nations -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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United Nations.
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Arms control -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Arms control.
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International police.
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Peace -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Peacekeeping forces.
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Security, International -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Conflict management.
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Security, International.
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| Author |
Rotfeld, Adam Daniel, writer of introduction
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Symonides, Janusz, writer of introduction
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, commissioning body
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Unesco, commissioning body
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| LC no. |
98151621 |
| ISBN |
0198294298 |
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0198294352 |
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