Women and Guns: Politics and the Culture of Firearms in AmericaRoutledge, 2015 M05 20 - 349 páginas This timely and provocative book looks at contemporary American women and their experiences with guns. Scrupulously balanced, this new paperback edition features a new appendix containing a wealth of primary source documents that help illuminate both the dangers and attractions of guns in our society. |
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... guns : politics and the culture of firearms in America, Deborah Homsher. —expanded edition p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7656-0679-8 (pbk: alk. paper) 1. Gun control—United States—Public opinion. 2. Women ...
... guns : politics and the culture of firearms in America, Deborah Homsher. —expanded edition p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7656-0679-8 (pbk: alk. paper) 1. Gun control—United States—Public opinion. 2. Women ...
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... gun-control debates, and they had adopted the positions, the “talking points,” of partisan advocacy groups organized to mediate between the government and the people. These advocacy groups clearly sought to influence public policy by ...
... gun-control debates, and they had adopted the positions, the “talking points,” of partisan advocacy groups organized to mediate between the government and the people. These advocacy groups clearly sought to influence public policy by ...
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... gun-control advocates. These citizen groups were held together by friendships and gettogethers at the local level, but guided by pronouncements from various national headquarters that sought to represent their interests. I was always ...
... gun-control advocates. These citizen groups were held together by friendships and gettogethers at the local level, but guided by pronouncements from various national headquarters that sought to represent their interests. I was always ...
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... gun control legislation as part of an effort to limit the availability of weapons in the United States and cure the nation's “epidemic” of violence, while others favored right-to-carry laws that would insure women retained their ...
... gun control legislation as part of an effort to limit the availability of weapons in the United States and cure the nation's “epidemic” of violence, while others favored right-to-carry laws that would insure women retained their ...
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... guns is therefore usually nonprofessional. I will not describe the careers of public women who have established reputations as spokespersons for or against gun control, nor do I interview American women engaged in careers and directly ...
... guns is therefore usually nonprofessional. I will not describe the careers of public women who have established reputations as spokespersons for or against gun control, nor do I interview American women engaged in careers and directly ...
Contenido
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Chapter 2 American Stories | 31 |
Chapter 3 Fields Near Home | 47 |
Combat by Story and Statistics | 79 |
Looking for the Bad Guys | 99 |
Chapter 6 Gun Games and Homegrown Rebellion | 131 |
Chapter 7 In the Cities on the Edge | 161 |
Chapter 8 Conclusion | 197 |
Authors Note to Appendix | 239 |
Primary Source Documents | 241 |
Index | 329 |
About the Author | 339 |
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Women and Guns: Politics and the Culture of Firearms in America Deborah Homsher Vista previa limitada - 2015 |
Women & Guns: Politics and the Culture of Firearms in America Deborah Homsher Vista previa limitada - 2000 |
Women & Guns: Politics and the Culture of Firearms in America Deborah Homsher Vista previa limitada - 2002 |
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