Women & Guns: Politics and the Culture of Firearms in America

by Deborah Homsher

Book Overview

This timely and provocative book looks at contemporary American women and their experiences with guns. Scrupulously balanced, this new paperback edition features a new appendix containing a wealth of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076560678X
• ISBN13: 9780765606785
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Neither pro- nor anti-gun control

In a new and expanded edition, Women & Guns: Politics And The Culture Of Firearms In America by Deborah Homsher is enhanced with primary source material as she lays out the contemporary phenomena of rapidly growing numbers of women in the United States who are arming themselves with guns for personal protection. Women & Guns is neither pro- nor anti-gun control, but a clear, balanced, methodical, insightful examination of what is happening with respect to this hot button social issue. Highly recommended for academic and community library reference collections, Women & Guns throws a spotlight of information and resources on the pressing danger and allure of guns in American society today.

Seperates Anti-gun and Pro-gun Hype

For me personally, target shooting is a fun sport that has an added benefit of relieving stress. There's nothing like the thrill and excitement of hitting a bullseye.Self defense is a whole other area women can get into after learning safety and the legal responsibility that goes along with that education.This book interviews women from every walk of life, average citizens in a variety of situations from sport to self defense. The book removes the stereotypical pro or anti-gunner and lets the reader explore the cultural of firearms.