This book presents the first substantial analysis of the social and political reactions to events such as the Dunblane disaster in 1996 and also examines many of the wider issues relating to gun control in the United Kingdom.
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This book presents the first substantial analysis of the social and political reactions to events such as the Dunblane disaster in 1996 and also examines many of the wider issues relating to gun control in the United Kingdom.
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New. 0415170877. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED--252 pages--TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Introduction: Why Guns? 2. The Spectre of the Gun: historical and cultural perspectives 3. The making of the American 'gun culture' 4. Discovery and Construction: Media Coverage of the 'Gun Question' 5. Tragedy, Aftermath and Politics 6. Taking stock of the gun control arguments 7. Conclusion: Culture and Ricochets--DESCRIPTION: --A non-partisan analysis of the differences in attitude and policy about firearms in the United Kingdom versus the United States. Considers the media coverage of the gun question, the future of the gun in society, and the main question of whether greater gun availability can ever lead to a safer society. DLC: Gun control--Government policy--Great Britain--Gun Culture or Gun Control? presents the first substantial analysis of the social and political reactions to events such as the Dunblane disaster in 1996 and also examines many of the wider issues relating to gun control in the United Kingdom. Rigorously comparative throughout, Peter Squires provides a non-partisan exploration of the differences between attitudes to firearms and their control in Britain and in the United States. --with a bonus offer--
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