Gun violence and public life /

Gun violence and public life / edited by Ben Agger and Timothy W. Luke. - London: Pardigm pub., 2014. - x, 239 pages : 19 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9781612056630 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781612056647 (library ebook)

2013035490


Gun control--United States.
Violent crimes--Prevention.--United States
Firearms--United States.

HV7436 / GUN 2014

364.150973