LEADER 03960nam 22007095 450 001 9910586581203321 005 20230810131338.0 010 $a9783031077388$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783031077371 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-07738-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7072379 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7072379 035 $a(CKB)24360743000041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-07738-8 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924360743000041 100 $a20220808d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDomestic Gun Control and International Small Arms Control in Africa /$fby Niklas Hultin 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (279 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Hultin, Niklas Domestic Gun Control and International Small Arms Control in Africa Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783031077371 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Guns and the International Community -- How Gun Control Comes to the Gambia -- Gun Control from "None but Gentlemen" to "A Culture of Responsible Gun Ownership" -- Police, Guards, and Hunters: The Distribution of Legitimate Violence in The Gambia -- The Sutural State and Individual Freedom: The Symbolism of Gun Control -- Conclusion: Sovereignty, Gun Control, and Global Practice. 330 $aThis book, based on field research in the West African country of The Gambia, explores how domestic gun control is shaped by international efforts and how local actors interact with international organizations or opt not to do so. The book also shows how the question of who can have what kind of gun under what circumstances is an intrinsic question to modern societies across the world, but it is seldom one that is addressed in sub-Saharan Africa except in cases of post-conflict countries. Small arms control and gun control are often treated as separate efforts, with the former the domain of international actors such as the United Nations and the latter being of concern to the domestic politics of countries such as the United States. By focusing on a country that has never seen the outbreak of a civil war, the book is able to disentangle the complex roots of gun control in Africa, its origins in colonial era legislation, its reverberations across social life, and how it shapes contemporary understandings of groups ranging for security guards to hunters. Niklas Hultin is Assistant Professor in the Global Affairs Program at George Mason University, USA. 606 $aPolitical science 606 $aInternational relations 606 $aSecurity, International 606 $aEthnology 606 $aCriminal behavior 606 $aAfrica$xPolitics and government 606 $aGovernance and Government 606 $aInternational Relations Theory 606 $aInternational Security Studies 606 $aSociocultural Anthropology 606 $aCriminal Behavior 606 $aAfrican Politics 615 0$aPolitical science. 615 0$aInternational relations. 615 0$aSecurity, International. 615 0$aEthnology. 615 0$aCriminal behavior. 615 0$aAfrica$xPolitics and government. 615 14$aGovernance and Government. 615 24$aInternational Relations Theory. 615 24$aInternational Security Studies. 615 24$aSociocultural Anthropology. 615 24$aCriminal Behavior. 615 24$aAfrican Politics. 676 $a344.0533 676 $a363.33096 700 $aHultin$b Niklas$01253165 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910586581203321 996 $aDomestic Gun Control and International Small Arms Control in Africa$92905308 997 $aUNINA