{"product_id":"gun-crime-in-global-contexts-9781138937390","title":"Gun Crime in Global Contexts","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Squires | Peter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: Law and Criminology\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Criminology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"MixIUK","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45091387768983,"sku":"9781138937390","price":4150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138937390.webp?v=1769204331","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/gun-crime-in-global-contexts-9781138937390","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}