附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-233) and index.
Gun violence and life in America -- Victimization risks -- How guns matter -- What counts -- Medical costs: gross versus net -- The mythical importance of productivity losses -- Avoidance and prevention -- Willingness-to-pay to reduce gun violence -- 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: Computation of contingent-valuation and quality-of-life estimates.
摘要: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 1890s, 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.
