Publication

2012 - ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, Calif, California

Language

English

Word Count

274,000 words, Guess

Page Count

1,096 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivegunsinamericanso0001unse
  • ISBN-139780313386701
  • ISBN-139780313386718
  • ISBN-100313386706
  • ISBN-100313386714
and 5 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2011043435
  • OCLC Control Number759491796
  • Better World Books9780313386701
  • Better World Books9780313386718
  • Open LibraryOL25094553M

Classifications

  • DDC363.330973
  • LCCHV7436 .G8783 2012
  • LCCHV7436.G8783 2012

Description

The landmark 2002 edition of Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law was acclaimed for helping readers get beyond the sometimes overheated rhetoric and navigate the overwhelming amount of unbiased academic research on gun-related issues. Now, in light of the steady rate of gun violence and several high-profile shooting incidents, this extraordinary three-volume work returns in a timely and thoroughly updated edition. With over 100 new entries, the latest edition of Guns in American Society is the most current resource available on all aspects of the gun issue, including rates of violence, gun control, gun rights, regulations and legislation, court decisions, pro- and anti-gun organizations, gun ownership, hunters and collectors, public opinion toward guns, and much more. With expert contributions from the fields of criminology, history, law, medicine, politics, and social science, it gives students, journalists, policymakers, and researchers a foundation for their own investigations, while helping readers of all kinds make decisions as family members, potential gun owners, and voters.

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