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The Business of Armaments - Armstrongs, Vickers and the International Arms Trade, 1855-1955 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,666
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The Business of Armaments - Armstrongs, Vickers and the International Arms Trade, 1855-1955 (Hardcover): Joanna Spear

The Business of Armaments - Armstrongs, Vickers and the International Arms Trade, 1855-1955 (Hardcover)

Joanna Spear

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How did Britain's most prominent armaments firms, Armstrongs and Vickers, build their businesses and sell armaments in Britain and overseas from 1855 to 1955? Joanna Spear presents a comparative analysis of these firms and considers the relationships they built with the British Government and foreign states. She reveals how the firms developed and utilized independent domestic strategies and foreign policies against the backdrop of imperial expansion and the two world wars. Using extensive new research, this study examines the challenges the two firms faced in making domestic and international sales including the British Government's commitment to laissez faire policies, prejudices within the British elite against those in trade, and departmental resistance to dealing with private firms. It shows the suite of strategies and tactics that the firms developed to overcome these obstacles to selling arms at home and abroad and how they built enduring relationships with states in Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: 2023
Authors: Joanna Spear
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 978-1-00-929752-3
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > Arms trade
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN: 1-00-929752-X
Barcode: 9781009297523

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