The Global Gun Epidemic: From Saturday Night Specials to AK-47s

by Wendy Cukier and Victor W. Sidel

Book Overview

Cukier and Sidel provide a much-needed overview of the global problem of gun violence as a threat to public health, including the effects of violence, the sources of firearms (both legal and illegal), the factors shaping demand, and the interventions aimed at reducing the misuse of guns.

Just as guns know no borders, gun violence has become a global epidemic, killing hundreds of thousands of people each year and injuring many more. The toll...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275982564
• ISBN13: 9780275982560
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"