Gun Crusaders - The NRA's Culture War (Paperback)

Gun Crusaders is a fascinating inside look at how the four-million member National Rifle Association and its committed members come to see each and every gun control threat as a step down the path towards gun confiscation, and eventually socialism. Enlivened by a rich analysis of NRA materials, meetings, leader speeches, and unique in-depth interviews with NRA members, Gun Crusaders focuses on how the NRA constructs and perceives threats to gun rights as one more attack in a broad liberal cultural war. Scott Melzer shows that the NRA promotes a nostalgic vision of frontier masculinity, whereby gun rights defenders are seen as patriots and freedom fighters, defending not the freedom of religion, but the religion of individual rights and freedoms.

General

Imprint:	New York University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	September 2012
Authors:	Scott Melzer
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-8147-6450-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > Arms negotiation & control Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship
LSN:	0-8147-6450-9
Barcode:	9780814764503

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