Chicks with Guns

Chicks with Guns
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Publisher : Vendome Press
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 0865652759
ISBN-13 : 9780865652750
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Chicks with Guns by : Lindsay McCrum

Presents a portrait collection of women and guns with subjects expressing their passion for firearms.

Macho Women with Guns

Macho Women with Guns
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 72
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ISBN-10 : 0943891272
ISBN-13 : 9780943891279
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Macho Women with Guns by : Greg Porter

Her Best Shot

Her Best Shot
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 9780807877401
ISBN-13 : 0807877409
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Her Best Shot by : Laura Browder

The gun-toting woman holds enormous symbolic significance in American culture. For over two centuries, women who pick up guns have disrupted the popular association of guns and masculinity, spurring debates about women's capabilities for violence as well as their capacity for full citizenship. In Her Best Shot, Laura Browder examines the relationship between women and guns and the ways in which the figure of the armed woman has served as a lightning rod for cultural issues. Utilizing autobiographies, advertising, journalism, novels, and political tracts, among other sources, Browder traces appearances of the armed woman across a chronological spectrum from the American Revolution to the present and an ideological spectrum ranging from the Black Panthers to right-wing militias. Among the colorful characters presented here are Deborah Sampson, who disguised herself as a man to fight in the American Revolution; Pauline Cushman, who posed as a Confederate to spy for Union forces during the Civil War; Wild West sure-shot Annie Oakley; African explorer Osa Johnson; 1930s gangsters Ma Barker and Bonnie Parker; and Patty Hearst, the hostage-turned-revolutionary-turned-victim. With her entertaining and provocative analysis, Browder demonstrates that armed women both challenge and reinforce the easy equation that links guns, manhood, and American identity.

Good Guys with Guns

Good Guys with Guns
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 199
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ISBN-10 : 9781469627908
ISBN-13 : 1469627906
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Good Guys with Guns by : Angela Stroud

Although the rate of gun ownership in U.S. households has declined from an estimated 50 percent in 1970 to approximately 32 percent today, Americans' propensity for carrying concealed firearms has risen sharply in recent years. Today, more than 11 million Americans hold concealed handgun licenses, an increase from 4.5 million in 2007. Yet, despite increasing numbers of firearms and expanding opportunities for gun owners to carry concealed firearms in public places, we know little about the reasons for obtaining a concealed carry permit or what a publicly armed citizenry means for society. Angela Stroud draws on in-depth interviews with permit holders and on field observations at licensing courses to understand how social and cultural factors shape the practice of obtaining a permit to carry a concealed firearm. Stroud's subjects usually first insist that a gun is simply a tool for protection, but she shows how much more the license represents: possessing a concealed firearm is a practice shaped by race, class, gender, and cultural definitions that separate "good guys" from those who represent threats. Stroud's work goes beyond the existing literature on guns in American culture, most of which concentrates on the effects of the gun lobby on public policy and perception. Focusing on how respondents view the world around them, this book demonstrates that the value gun owners place on their firearms is an expression of their sense of self and how they see their social environment.

Girls with Guns

Girls with Guns
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 106
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ISBN-10 : 9780415516730
ISBN-13 : 0415516730
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Girls with Guns by : France Winddance Twine

About the SeriesThe goal of this new, unique Series is to offer readable, teachable ""thinking frames"" on today's social problems and social issues by leading scholars, all in short 60 page or shorter formats, and available for view on http://routledge.customgateway.com/routledge-social-issues.html.For instructors teaching a wide range of courses in the social sciences, the Routledge Social Issues Collection now offers the best of both worlds: originally written short texts that provide ""overviews"" to important social issues as well as teachable exce.

The Forever War

The Forever War
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 386
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ISBN-10 : 9780307279446
ISBN-13 : 0307279448
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis The Forever War by : Dexter Filkins

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The definitive account of America's conflict with Islamic fundamentalism and a searing exploration of its human costs—an instant classic of war reporting from the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. Through the eyes of Dexter Filkins, a foreign correspondent for the New York Times, we witness the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, the aftermath of the attack on New York on September 11th, and the American wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Filkins is the only American journalist to have reported on all these events, and his experiences are conveyed in a riveting narrative filled with unforgettable characters and astonishing scenes. Brilliant and fearless, The Forever War is not just about America's wars after 9/11, but about the nature of war itself.

Guns and Guerilla Girls

Guns and Guerilla Girls
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Publisher : Africa World Press
Total Pages : 366
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ISBN-10 : 1592211674
ISBN-13 : 9781592211678
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Guns and Guerilla Girls by : Tanya Lyons

The history of women guerilla fighters in the Zimbabwean National Liberation war (1965-80), this book provides an examination of the many different groups of women who joined the armed struggle and contributes to a feminist understanding of Zimbabwe and African history and politics. Most previously published accounts of this event in history have tended to focus on the feminine' or 'natural' role women played in it, ignoring the experiences of female guerilla fighters. This book redresses the balance, giving voice to a previously unsung group of women.'

Guns & Chiffon

Guns & Chiffon
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Publisher : Irish Books & Media
Total Pages : 84
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105021555870
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Guns & Chiffon by : Sinéad McCoole

Babes with Bullets

Babes with Bullets
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Publisher : Bullseye Trading Post
Total Pages : 126
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0976339595
ISBN-13 : 9780976339595
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Babes with Bullets by : Debbie Ferns

A series of interviews with women, across the U S., that are involved in a wide variety of shooting sports. These gals touched a gun for the first time in their middle ages, as did author Debbie Ferns. The last chapter of the book is devoted to ways that a woman can be successfully introduced to the gun range, gun safety, and the fun adventures available through shooting sports. The book is written in an "Erma Bombeck" style and is an easy read. The web site for more information and order is www.babeswithbullets. net

Women and Guns

Women and Guns
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 350
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ISBN-10 : 9781317451945
ISBN-13 : 1317451945
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Women and Guns by : Deborah Homsher

This timely and provocative book looks at contemporary American women and their experiences with guns. Scrupulously balanced, this new paperback edition features a new appendix containing a wealth of primary source documents that help illuminate both the dangers and attractions of guns in our society.