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Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America
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Artikel-Nr:
9780393082296
Veröffentl:
2011
Seiten:
384
Autor:
Adam Winkler
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
A provocative history that reveals how gunsnot abortion, race, or religionare at the heart of America's cultural divide.Gunfight is a timely work examining Americas four-centuries-long political battle over gun control and the right to bear arms. In this definitive and provocative history, Adam Winkler reveals how gunsnot abortion, race, or religionare at the heart of Americas cultural divide. Using the landmark 2008 case District of Columbia v. Hellerwhich invalidated a law banning handguns in the nations capitalas a springboard, Winkler brilliantly weaves together the dramatic stories of gun-rights advocates and gun-control lobbyists, providing often unexpected insights into the venomous debate that now cleaves our nation.
A provocative history that reveals how guns—not abortion, race, or religion—are at the heart of America's cultural divide.
Gunfight is a timely work examining America’s four-centuries-long political battle over gun control and the right to bear arms. In this definitive and provocative history, Adam Winkler reveals how guns—not abortion, race, or religion—are at the heart of America’s cultural divide. Using the landmark 2008 caseDistrict of Columbia v. Heller—which invalidated a law banning handguns in the nation’s capital—as a springboard, Winkler brilliantly weaves together the dramatic stories of gun-rights advocates and gun-control lobbyists, providing often unexpected insights into the venomous debate that now cleaves our nation.