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1 online resource |
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text file rda |
Contents |
Introduction. The gun -- Pain. The dead ; The wounded ; The suicidal -- Power. The killers ; The criminals ; The police ; The military -- Pleasure. The civilians ; The hunters ; The sex pistols -- Profit. The traders ; The smugglers ; The lobbyists ; The manufacturers ; The free. |
Summary |
"We live in the Age of the Gun. Around the globe, firearms are ubiquitous and define countless lives; in some places, it's even easier to get a gun than a glass of clean water. In others, it's legal to carry concealed firearms into bars and schools. In [this book], Iain Overton embarks on a ... journey to understand how these weapons have become an integral part of twenty-first century life, beyond the economics of supply and demand"--Amazon.com. |
System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
Subject |
Firearms and crime.
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Firearms ownership.
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Firearms -- Social aspects.
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Violent crimes.
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Gun control.
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Firearms and crime. |
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Firearms ownership. |
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Firearms -- Social aspects. |
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Gun control. |
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Violent crimes. |
Genre |
Electronic books. |
Added Author |
Boundless (Digital media service)
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ISBN |
9780062346087 : $15.99 |
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0062346083 : $15.99 |
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