Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment (eBook)

How to Talk about Race, Religion, Politics, and Other Polarizing Topics

Thom Hartmann (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
192 Seiten
Berrett-Koehler Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5230-8601-6 (ISBN)

Infos

The New York Times–bestselling author explores the real history of guns in America and how to limit both their lethal impact and the gun lobby’s power. Taking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America, examines the brutal role guns have played in American history, from the genocide of the Native Americans to the enforcement of slavery (Slave Patrols are in fact the Second Amendment’s “well-regulated militias”) and the racist post–Civil War social order. He shows how the NRA and conservative Supreme Court justices used specious logic to invent a virtually unlimited individual right to own guns, which has enabled the ever-growing number of mass shootings in the United States. But Hartmann also identifies a handful of powerful, commonsense solutions that would break the power of the gun lobby and restore the understanding of the Second Amendment that the Framers of the Constitution intended. This is the kind of brief, brilliant analysis for which Hartmann is justly renowned. Praise for The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment“In this precise primer on firearms practices and policies, progressive talk-show host Hartmann examines the history of routine gun usage and extreme gun violence and assesses the influence of gun ownership on contemporary political, economic, and social norms…. A brief but powerful analysis of a searing national crisis.” —Booklist“34,000 REASONS TO READ THIS BOOK: That’s the number of gun-related deaths annually in America.” —Norman Lear“When Thom Hartmann talks, I listen. What Thom Hartmann writes, I read. This book about the history of guns in America—and most importantly, what should be the future of guns in America—is important, mind-opening, and profoundly helpful.” —Marianne Williamson

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.6.2019
• Reihe/Serie: The Thom Hartmann Hidden History Series
• Reihe/Serie: The Thom Hartmann Hidden History Series
• Verlagsort: Oakland
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: books for high school students • Books for History Buffs • books for politicians • Firearms • Gun Control • Gun Violence • gun violence, gun control, mass shootings, hidden history series, Thom Hartmann’s books, books for politicians, books for high school students, books for history buffs, second amendment, NRA, firearms, US history, mythbuster, white supremacy • hidden history series • mass shootings • mythbuster • NRA • Second Amendment • Thom Hartmann’s books • us history • white supremacy
• ISBN-10: 1-5230-8601-7 / 1523086017
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5230-8601-6 / 9781523086016