The gun
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2011.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
623.4424 CHIVE
1 available
623.4424 CHIVE
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2011.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
481 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
UPC
99945443104
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
The author, a New York Times reporter, traces the invention and mass distribution of the AK-47 assault rifle, and its effects on war. He traces the invention of the assault rifle, following the miniaturization of rapid-fire arms from the American Civil War, through World War I and Vietnam, to present-day Afghanistan, where Kalashnikovs and their knockoffs number as many as 100 million, one for every seventy persons on earth. It is the weapon of state repression, as well as revolution, civil war, genocide, drug wars, and religious wars; and it is the arms of terrorists, guerrillas, boy soldiers, and thugs. From its inception to its use by more than fifty national armies around the world, to its role in modern-day Afghanistan, he discusses how the deadly weapon has helped alter world history.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chivers, C. J. (2011). The gun (First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.). Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chivers, C. J. 2011. The Gun. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chivers, C. J. The Gun Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chivers, C. J. The Gun First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition., Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2011.
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