Disarming States The International Movement to Ban Landmines

This book provides a detailed history of the global movement to ban anti-personnel landmines (APL), marking the first case of a successful worldwide civil society movement to end the use of an entire category of weapons. * Presents new information on the Mine Ban Treaty gleaned from interviews and intensive research in ten countries * Includes 34 photographs from on-the-ground photographers * Provides a bibliography that is the most current and comprehensive resource currently available for landmine researchers