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UNINA9910449899703321 |
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Autore |
Cook Philip J. <1946-> |
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Gun violence [[electronic resource] ] : the real costs / / Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-48090-4 |
0-19-530337-7 |
0-19-535018-9 |
1-60256-425-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in crime and public policy |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gun control - United States - Costs |
Violent crimes - United States - Prevention |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-213) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1 Gun Violence and Life in America; 2 Victimization Risks; 3 How Guns Matter; 4 What Counts?; 5 Medical Costs: Gross versus Net; 6 The Mythical Importance of Productivity Losses; 7 Avoidance and Prevention; 8 Willingness-to-Pay to Reduce Gun Violence; 9 Remedies; Appendix A: Data Sources for Injury and Mortality Rates; Appendix B: Computation of Net Medical Cost Estimates; Appendix C: Computation of Productivity Losses; Appendix D: Computations of Contingent-Valuation and Quality-of-Life Estimates; Notes; References; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In the generation that followed Frederick Douglass, no African American was more prominent, or more outspoken, than Ida B. Wells. Seriously considered as a rival to W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington for race leadership, Wells' career began amidst controversy when she sued a Tennessee railroad company for ousting her from a first class car, a legal battle which launched her lifelong commitment to journalism and activism. In the 1890's, Wells focused her eloquence on the horrors of lynching, exposing it as a widespread form of racial terrorism. Backing strong words with strong actions, she |
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