On target : gun culture, storytelling, and the NRA / Noah S. Schwartz.
| Author/creator | Schwartz, Noah S. author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2022] |
| Description | 1 online resource (viii, 251 pages) : illustrations. |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The Great Gun Debate -- Narrative and Memory -- On Paper and Online: The American Rifleman and NRATV -- Building Culture at the NRA Annual Meeting -- Storytelling and Lifeworlds -- Home on the Range -- The NRA Firearms History Museum -- Ideas, Policy, and the Great Gun Debate. |
| Abstract | "The National Rifle Association (NRA) is an important actor in the American gun debate. While popular explanations for the group's influence often focus on the NRA's lobbying and campaign donations, it receives lesser attention for the mass mobilization efforts that make these political endeavours possible. On Target explores why the NRA is so influential and how we can understand the group's impact on firearms policy in the United States. The book looks at how the NRA both draws upon and shapes historical meta-narratives regarding the role of firearms in America's national identity and how this is part of a larger effort to expand the community of gun owners. Noah S. Schwartz demonstrates how the NRA portrays a vision of the past through events like its annual meeting; communications like American Rifleman magazine and NRA TV; and points of contact including the National Firearms Museum. Based on fieldwork in Indiana and Virginia, including participant observation at NRA events and firearm safety classes, thematic analysis of audio-visual material, and interviews with NRA executives and members, On Target sheds light on the ways in which the NRA tells stories to build and mobilize a politically motivated network of gun owners."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 29, 2022). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Schwartz, Noah S. On target. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2022 1487546610 9781487546618 |
| ISBN | 1487550308 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781487551957 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1487551959 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781487550301 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| ISBN | paperback |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |