{"product_id":"americas-gun-wars-9781440870293","title":"Americas Gun Wars","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book examines the controversies surrounding gun control, which are less about whether it works and more about whether the nation should prioritize traditional values of rugged independence or newer values of communitarian interdependence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica''s Gun Wars\u003c\/i\u003e contends that an understanding of America''s gun controversy cannot be found in statistics documenting the rise (or fall) of violent crime, or in examining trade-offs between societal needs and personal safety, or in following the political maneuvering of advocacy groups such as the National Rifle Association or Everytown for Gun Safety. At heart, the gun controversy is a values conflict involving how people see themselves and how they make sense of the world they live in. Understanding this controversy requires a deep analysis of the profoundly different cultures inhabited by pro- and anti-gun activists, lawmakers, and voters. Written by a social scientist who has spent his life exploring how values and self-perc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction: An American Controversy \u003ci\u003eA Cultural Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTwo Opposed Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDimensions of Gun Control\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOrganization and Approach\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/b\u003e Origins of American Gun Culture \u003ci\u003eFoundational Events: The English Experience\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBuilding a Culture: The American Experience\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Cultural Growth of Bedrock America: 19th-Century Developments\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRestrictions and Limitations in Bedrock America\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBedrock America's Iconic Embodiment: The Birth of the NRA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/b\u003e The Emerging Cultural Rift: 1910–1940 \u003ci\u003eNew York's Sullivan Act\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan America's Cultural Emergence\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eContradictory State Regulations\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNational Regulation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eImpact on American Gun Culture\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/b\u003e Cultural Coexistence: 1940–1960 \u003ci\u003eA Pro-Gun Resurgence\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnti-Gun Sentiment: Muted but Present\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAssessing Cultural Coexistence\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/b\u003e Cultural Upheaval: 1960–1970 \u003ci\u003eJFK's Assassination and Gun Legislation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUrban Riots\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Assassination of Malcolm X\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eResurgence of Crime and Violence\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Black Panthers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUrban Upheavals II\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMLK and RFK Assassinations\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 6\u003c\/b\u003e The Rift Widens: 1970–1990 \u003ci\u003eTaking Aim at Handguns\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEnter Federal Agencies and Other Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRadicalization of the NRA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA New Wave of Assassination Headlines\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLegislative Developments\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 7\u003c\/b\u003e Further Rifting: 1990–2000 \u003ci\u003eThe Fight to Ban Assault Weapons\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuby Ridge, Waco, and Governmental Gun Violence\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWaiting Periods, Background Checks, and an Assault Weapons Ban\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLawsuits, Liabilities, and the Firearms Business\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrigger Locks and Gun Safety\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 8\u003c\/b\u003e Cultural Ascendancy: 2001–2016 \u003ci\u003eThe PLCAA: Saving the Firearms Business\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSupreme Court Appointments and Landmark Cases\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBackground and Reactions to the Parker\/Heller Case\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eClarifying the Second Amendment\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Second Landmark Decision:\u003c\/i\u003e McDonald v. City of Chicago \u003ci\u003eMass Shootings and Classroom Killers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 9\u003c\/b\u003e Culture War Assessment: 2017–2018 \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan America: Crime Prevention\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeneral Societal Safety\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndividual Personal Safety\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn Civilized Societies, Guns Are Illegitimate\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBedrock America: Philosophical Foundations\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eConstitutional Considerations\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePolitical Considerations\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePragmatic Considerations\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSome Concluding Thoughts\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529967870295,"sku":"9781440870293","price":33.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781440870293.jpg?v=1731877567","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/americas-gun-wars-9781440870293","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}