Disarmed : The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goss, Kristin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2010]
Edición:Course Book
Colección:Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives ; 120
Temas:
Firearms and crime > United States.
Gun control > United States.
Violent crimes > Prevention > United States > United States.
Violent crimes > United States > Prevention.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • 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
  • Appendix B: Brief Case Studies of Other Social-Reform Movements
  • Appendix C: Survey of Million Mom March Participants
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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