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Gun violence and public life / edited by Ben Agger and Timothy W. Luke.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London: Pardigm pub., 2014.Description: x, 239 pages : 19 cmISBN:
  • 9781612056630 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781612056647 (library ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.150973 23
LOC classification:
  • HV7436 GUN 2014
Contents:
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.
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Books in General collection Books in General collection Mzuzu University Library and Learning Resources Centre HV 7436 GUN 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 018869 Available MzULM-018869

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.

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