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Title: Guns in America: A Reader by Jan E. Dizard, Stephen P. Andrews, Robert Merrill Muth ISBN: 0-8147-1879-5 Publisher: New York University Press Pub. Date: March, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: a smorgasbord of essays
Comment: I don't have a lot to say about this book, but since no other ordinary purchaser has reviewed it here, I thought it better to throw in a few comments than to leave you, the potential buyer, with no guidance whatsoever. First of all, this is a collection of over 40 essays by that many different authors. Some are clearly for more gun control, some are firmly against, and some writers focus instead on what the gun issue says about our culture, generally. Some of the works are very scholarly, like a shortened version of a master's thesis--chock full of historical detail and deep analysis. Some of these deep writings do not lend themselves to casual pleasure reading. Some essays go in the other direction, giving you plenty of passionate rhetoric but few factual details to support the writer's position. All in all, this collection of 43 essays by some of the biggest names in the gun control debate today is very useful for almost anyone. I would not say that it's a "must-have" for someone who has read several other books about gun control, because you've probably seen most of these ideas before. But for someone familiar with the gun control issue who does not already have a library full of books on the subject, this is one you should get. You will find yourself refering to it over and over again.
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