Nuclear, General, Sociology, Arms Control, Political Science, National & International Security, Military, International Relations, Anthropology 

The increasingly multilateral and regional nature of security building has give great prominence to cross cultural aspect of international dialogue. The case studies of this collection examine how and when culture elements affect arms control and security building negotiations and policies. They treat issues such as religious, communal and normative orientation towards war and peace: the impact of legacies of conflict, colonialism and state building: attitudes towards regional and multilateral relations, cultural styles of diplomacy and negotiation, the nature of civil-military relations, and societal outlooks on authority and violence and conflict management. Discussing a range of states and region- the East-West experience, Latin American, Chine, south African, Asia, India and the Arab- Israeli conflict- the contribution elaborate a concept of security culture’ that draw together the diplomatic, policies, strategic and social elements that influence security policy- making, this volume is essential reading for diplomats and student of international relation.  

A comprehensive and empirically rich set of case studies that examine the impact of socio-cultural influences on multilateral arms control and security-building processes around the world.  

CONTENTS
1. Cross-Culture dimensions of multilateral Non- Proliferation and Arms Control Dialogues: An Overview…………………………………………………………………………………...…P 1
Keith Krause
2. Constructing Non-Proliferation and Arms control: The Norms of Western Practice………………………………………………………………………………………………………....……P 23
Keith Krause and Andrew Lathe
3. Culture, security, multilateralism: The ‘ASEAN Way’ and regional Order……..P 55
Amitav Acharya
4. Culture, matters: Chinese Approaches to Arms Control and Disarmament…P 85
Jing-Dong Yuan
5. Construction National Security: Culture and Identity in Indian Arms control Disarmament Practice……………………………………………………………………………...…….P 129
Andrew Latham
6. Cross-Culture dimensions of multilateral Non- Proliferation and Arms Control Dialogues in Latin America………………………………………………………………….…………p 159
Hal Kalpak
7. Regional Culture and the NACD IN THE Middle East…………………….……………P 189
Gabriel Ben-Dor
8. Conclusion: Security Culture and the Non- Proliferation, and Arms Control Dialogues Agenda…………………………………………………………………………………......……P 219
Keith Krause