The way of the gun : a bloody journey into the world of firearms /

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Author / Creator:Overton, Iain, author.
Uniform title:Gun baby gun
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Imprint:New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]
Description:xii, 356 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10739125
Related Items:Reproduction of (manifestation): Gun baby gun.
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ISBN:9780062346063
0062346067
Notes:"Originally published in a different form as 'Gun baby gun' in Great Britain in 2015 by Canongate Books, Ltd."--Title-page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-354).
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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