Disarmed : the missing movement for gun control in America

Disarmed : the missing movement for gun control in America / Kristin A. Goss.

More than any other advanced industrial democracy, the United States is besieged by firearms violence. Each year, some 30,000 people die by gunfire. Over the course of its history, the nation has witnessed the murders of beloved public figures; massacres in workplaces and schools; and epidemics of g...

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Main Author: Goss, Kristin A., 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Series:Princeton studies in American politics.
Subjects:
Gun control > United States.
Firearms and crime > United States.
Violent crimes > United States > Prevention.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Violence in Society.
Firearms and crime
Gun control
Violent crimes > Prevention
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE: The Gun Control (Participation) Paradox; CHAPTER TWO: A Movement in Theory; CHAPTER THREE: Socializing Costs: Patronage and Political Participation; CHAPTER FOUR: Personalizing Benefits: Issue Frames and Political Participation; CHAPTER FIVE: Changing the Calculation: Policy Incrementalism and Political Participation; CHAPTER SIX: Mobilizing around Modest Measures: Three Cases; CHAPTER SEVEN: Conclusion: Politics, Participation, and Public Goods; Appendix A: Gun-Related Trends.

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