{"product_id":"race-rights-and-rifles-alexandra-filindra-9780226828763","title":"Race, Rights, and Rifles: The Origins of the Nra and Contemporary Gun Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eye-opening examination of the ties between American gun culture and white male supremacy from the American Revolution to today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e One-third of American adults--approximately 86 million people--own firearms. This is not just for protection or hunting. Although many associate gun-centric ideology with individualist and libertarian traditions in American political culture, \u003ci\u003eRace, Rights, and Rifles\u003c\/i\u003e shows that it rests on an equally old but different foundation. Instead, Alexandra Filindra shows that American gun culture can be traced back to the American Revolution when republican notions of civic duty were fused with a belief in white male supremacy and a commitment to maintaining racial and gender hierarchies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on wide-ranging historical and contemporary evidence, \u003ci\u003eRace, Rights, and Rifles\u003c\/i\u003e traces how this ideology emerged during the Revolution and became embedded in America's institutions, from state militias to the National Rifle Association (NRA). Utilizing original survey data, Filindra reveals how many White Americans --including those outside of the NRA's direct orbit--embrace these beliefs, and as a result, they are more likely than other Americans to value gun rights over voting rights, embrace antidemocratic norms, and justify political violence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Filindra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022682876X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226828763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023","brand":"Alexandra Filindra","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44149545238783,"sku":"9780226828763","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8554d13f-c1fb-4a1e-bf1a-2a606ba5bb85.jpg?v=1688457247","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/race-rights-and-rifles-alexandra-filindra-9780226828763","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}