Gun Show Nation: Gun Culture and American DemocracyCultural historian, critic and gun owner Joan Burbick examines the lethal politics of gun ownership, answering that perennial question about American culture: why are Americans so obsessed with guns? Looking at the nation from the floor of a gun show, Burbick uncovers a powerful conservative ideology that attempts to place gun ownership at the centre of US democracy. Her analysis takes us from the history of the NRA, through the gun lobby's engagement with US politics, to the movement's contemporary hostility to the United Nations. |
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Buffalo Bill at the Gun Show | 3 |
Rebirth of a Nation | 17 |
The Rifle Fraternity | 31 |
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