Gun Culture or Gun Control? - Firearms and Violence: Safety and Society

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.

List 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

About the author

Peter Squires

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Squires, Squires Peter
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.09.2000
• EAN: 9780415170864
• ISBN: 978-0-415-17086-4
• No. of pages: 268
• Weight: 660 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Crime and criminology, Violence and abuse in society