The way of the gun : a bloody journey into the world of firearms /
"We live in the Age of the Gun. Around the globe, firearms are ubiquitous and define countless lives; in some places, it's even easier to get a gun than a glass of clean water. In others, it's legal to carry concealed firearms into bars and schools. In [this book], Iain Overton embark...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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| Summary: | "We live in the Age of the Gun. Around the globe, firearms are ubiquitous and define countless lives; in some places, it's even easier to get a gun than a glass of clean water. In others, it's legal to carry concealed firearms into bars and schools. In [this book], Iain Overton embarks on a ... journey to understand how these weapons have become an integral part of twenty-first century life, beyond the economics of supply and demand"--Amazon.com. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published in a different form as 'Gun baby gun' in Great Britain in 2015 by Canongate Books, Ltd."--Title-page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 356 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-354). |
| ISBN: | 9780062346063 0062346067 |