Joe Anderson

Gun Rights Activists and the US Culture War

Embodied Fantasies of the Ethical Warrior in Contemporary Gun Culture

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Produktbeschreibung

Gun Rights Activism and the US Culture War explores how firearms can become associated with processes of identity formation, as well as acting as symbols of national belonging and embodied safety. It will be of interest to scholars in anthropology, gender studies, ethnic studies, sociology, and politics.

Produktdetails

• Anthropology of Now
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 236g
• ISBN-13: 9781032560038
• ISBN-10: 1032560037
• Artikelnr.: 69433125

Autorenporträt

Joe Anderson received his PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Edinburgh and is now a research fellow in the School of Health in Social Science at Edinburgh. His research has focused on the gun rights movement in the United States and the issue of suicide in Scotland.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue: First Encounters
Introduction: An Anthropological Approach to US Gun Culture
Chapter. 1: The Myth of the Ethical Warrior
Chapter. 2: Gun Rights, Vulnerability Politics, and Gun Violence
Chapter. 3: "Gun Rights Are Civil Rights"
Chapter. 4: Fear, Loathing, and Defensive Shooting in Las Vegas
Chapter. 5: Do Guns or People Kill People?
Conclusion