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In the Cross Fire : A Political History of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms / William J. Vizzard.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Explorations in Public PolicyPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]Copyright date: ©1997Description: 1 online resource (228 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781555876715
  • 9781685858148
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Origins -- 2 Law and Jurisdiction -- 3 A Radical Change in Mission -- 4 The Quiet Years -- 5 Centralization -- 6 Mergers and Reorganizations -- 7 Recovery -- 8 Managing the Good Times -- 9 Preludes to Waco -- 10 Clouds on the Horizon -- 11 Changing Political Stakes -- 12 Waco -- 13 The Aftermath -- 14 An Uncertain Future -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: Written with both scholarly and insider perspectives, In the Cross Fire examines the history of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in the context of its political environment and its developing organizational culture.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781685858148

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Origins -- 2 Law and Jurisdiction -- 3 A Radical Change in Mission -- 4 The Quiet Years -- 5 Centralization -- 6 Mergers and Reorganizations -- 7 Recovery -- 8 Managing the Good Times -- 9 Preludes to Waco -- 10 Clouds on the Horizon -- 11 Changing Political Stakes -- 12 Waco -- 13 The Aftermath -- 14 An Uncertain Future -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book

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Written with both scholarly and insider perspectives, In the Cross Fire examines the history of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in the context of its political environment and its developing organizational culture.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)