Gun violence and public life / edited by Ben Agger and Timothy W. Luke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Agger, Ben, editor.

Luke, Timothy W., editor.

Thea Marie Garfield Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gun control--United States.

Gun control.

Firearms.

United States.

Violent crimes--United States--Prevention.

Violent crimes.

Firearms--United States.

Physical Description:

x, 239 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

Schools, theaters, and malls used to be safe havens. Marathons were triumphal, not tragic. Today, public life is risky. Citizens are on edge, either calling for gun control or purchasing personal weapons of self-defense. In this timely book, prominent US and international authors examine gun violence in public life. They offer the latest data and analysis on topics such as comparative gun homicide rates, the efficacy of gun control, risks associated with gun ownership, concealed-carry data and policy, media and gaming violence, gender and guns, and school shootings. New insights are developed from a comparative case study of Canada, a country in which gun ownership is common but with a much lower rate of gun violence. Neither demonizing nor mythologizing guns, the contributors provide evidence-based analyses that shed light on policy directions and personal conduct. Book jacket.

Contents:

Preface

Gunplay and governmentality : sovereignty, subjectivity, and shootings in the United States / Timothy W. Luke

Guns, crime, and political institutions : a comparative perspective / Matt Qvortrup

Homicide in Canada and the United States / Bill O'Grady

Violent media, guns, and mental illness / Jaclyn V. Schildkraut and Glenn W. Muschert

The Sandy Hook slaughter and problems of gun violence : analyses and plans for action / Doug Kellner

Beyond anomie : gun violence and sociological monstrosities / Mark Worrell

Fear, punitive anger, and guns / Robert Young

Ethos of the gun : trajectory of the gun rights narrative / James Welch

Policing the second amendment : unpacking police attitudes toward gun policies / Jennifer Carlson

There is a gunman on campus : including identity in mass shooting discourse / Michael Kimmel and Cliff Leek

Men who kill / Ben Agger

References

Index

About the editors and contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Thea Marie Garfield Fund.

ISBN:

1612056636

9781612056630

9781612055770

161205577X

OCLC:

857664338

Publisher Number:

99958412802