what we've become: living and dying in a country of arms.
What We've Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms by Jonathan M. Metzl examines the complexities of gun violence in America through the lens of the 2018 Nashville Waffle House shooting, where a white gunman killed four young people of color. Metzl, a physician and gun policy scholar, re...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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New York, USA :
W. W. Norton & Company,
2024.
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| Classic Catalogue: | View this record in Classic Catalogue |
| Zusammenfassung: | What We've Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms by Jonathan M. Metzl examines the complexities of gun violence in America through the lens of the 2018 Nashville Waffle House shooting, where a white gunman killed four young people of color. Metzl, a physician and gun policy scholar, reflects on the limitations of addressing gun violence solely as a public health issue. He argues that this approach fails to account for deeper social, racial, and political factors that fuel the nation's gun culture. The book advocates for a broader strategy that includes alliance-building, racial reckoning, and political action to effectively tackle the pervasive issue of gun violence in the United States. |
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| Beschreibung: | 384 pages ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781324050254 |