Gun Violence in America: The Struggle for Control

Deconde, Alexander

ISBN 10: 1555534864 / ISBN 13: 9781555534868

Published by Northeastern Univ Pr, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gun Violence in America: The Struggle for Control
• Publisher: Northeastern Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555534864
• ISBN 13: 9781555534868
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket.

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Synopsis

DeConde (history, emeritus, University of California-Santa Barbara) delves into the myths and politics regarding gun-keeping, as well as the controversies over gun use, crime, and policing, from the early days of the republic to the present. He shows that far from being a recent development, the gun-control movement gained momentum among private citizens as an increasingly urbanized and industrialized country expanded westward and as small firearms became more numerous and more deadly. He explains why the US, with all its resources, fails repeatedly to confine gun violence to the same low levels achieved by other advanced democracies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author

Alexander DeConde is Professor of History, Emeritus, at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of Ethnicity, Race, and American Foreign Policy and Presidential Machismo: Executive Authority, Military Intervention, and Foreign Relations, both published by Northeastern University Press.