The Global Gun Epidemic: From Saturday Night Specials to AK-47s (Praeger Security International)
"Cukier and Sidel consider gun violence and control using a public health model, and compare statistics from the US with other countries. They analyze firearm ownership, why more guns correspond to an increase in deaths, the global trade, gun running and culture, regulation and various national approaches, and movements towards gun control internationally."-Reference & Research Book News"The authors apply a global public health perspective to the problem of gun-related violence. Their goal is to identify the causal chain leading to injuries, and the epidemiological approach is both the advantage and limitation of the study. It brings together cross-national data, shows how patterns of use differ among countries, compares alternative interventions, and tests some beliefs about cause and effect. In particular, the study documents the critical role of the US in producing and selling firearms that are used around the world….[t]he data provided is a useful addition to a debate that is far from finished. Recommended General readers, lower-division undergraduates through practitioners."-Choice"The Global Gun Epidemicprovides a valuable overview of an important topic. By bringing together information from around the world, this book allows the reader to see connections and gain insights that might otherwise be missed. Those of us who focus on preventing gun deaths and injuries within the United States sometimes forget just how much the lack of an effective national regulatory system for firearms can affect other countries….This book's public health approach reminds us that the instrument of violence matters."-JAMA/Journal of the American Medical Association"The book has a two-fold purpose, firstly serving as a valuable tool for raising awareness of issues, which are by standards of most governments and media organisations considered to be highly taboo. Secondly it is an excellent overview and reference source for researchers who often find it hard to source published material on the subject… It offers a good insight and an overall picture of the subject area and is useful for both academics and those with a general interest."-Internet Law Book Reviews"This book makes the case for a strong link between the availability of guns and gun-related death and injury throughout the world….Written by two professors with public health and gun issues expertise, this book includes analyses on gun production and trade, gun culture, regulation and national and international responses to the effects of gun proliferation. In each case, the authors approach the issues from a public health point of vieW….[p]resenting the reader with extensive data that will be useful to all those researching the gun industry….For anyone interested in gun violence and its costs, this book represents a comprehensive and well-written overview of a very important topic."-Journal of Peace Research