Over Our Dead Bodies

Port Arthur and Australia's Fight for Gun Control

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

Chapman's book gives an insider's view of the struggle for gun control, highlighting the public discourse between shooters determined to preserve the right for civilians to bear military-style weapons, and activists dedicated to getting Australia 'off the American path' of gun violence.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-04-01
Mått:148 x 210 x 14 mm
Vikt:380 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:276
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Sydney University Press
ISBN:9781743320310

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Simon Chapman is professor emeritus of public health at the University of Sydney. In 2013 he was made an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for his contributions to public health.

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‘The case study of public health advocacy presented in this book could be a model to some of us in the criminal justice field of how to move beyond research and scholarship, into advocacy for change.’

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword to the reprint editionPreface and acknowledgments to the 1998 editionIntroduction 1. The massacre2. The case for fewer guns3. The campaign for gun control4. The main reforms5. The gun lobby in Australia6. The gun lobby’s arguments … and the responses7. The future tasks for gun control