{"product_id":"gun-crime-in-global-contexts-peter-squires-9780415688598","title":"Gun Crime in Global Contexts","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery year around three-quarters of a million people die (directly or indirectly) as a result of gun violence, with most deaths occurring in the poorest, yet also most highly weaponized parts of the world. Firearm proliferation -- 875 million global firearms -- is a direct contributor to both regional conflicts and to crime. This book attempts to understand the inter-related dynamics of supply and demand which are weaponizing the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow over ten years after Peter Squires's \u003cem\u003eGun Culture or Gun Control?\u003c\/em\u003e, the issues pertaining to gun violence and gun control have developed dramatically. With \u003cem\u003eGun Crime in Global Contexts\u003c\/em\u003e, Peter Squires offers a cutting-edge account of contemporary developments in the politics of gun crime and the social and theoretical issues that surround the problem. This book contains: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ean innovative political analysis of neo-liberal globalization and weapon proliferation;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ean overview of recent gun control debates and gang strategies in the UK;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ean updated analysis of US gun politics: self-defence, race and the 'culture war';\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ea critical analysis of US school and rampage shootings, how they have impacted the gun debate and how different societies have responded to mass shootings;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ean examination of the UN's development of an Arms Trade Treaty (2001--13);\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ea discussion of weapon trafficking;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ediscussions about youth gangs around the world, including those in Brazil, Kenya, West Africa, Mexico and South Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its interdisciplinary perspective and global reach, this book will be important reading for academics and students interested in youth and gang crime, violent crime and comparative criminal justice, as well as peace and security studies and international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Squires\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415688590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415688598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015 pg. 851","brand":"Peter Squires","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086645014783,"sku":"9780415688598","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8f0bef9-c9c7-4a73-9119-05830777c73d.jpg?v=1769095785","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gun-crime-in-global-contexts-peter-squires-9780415688598","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}