Crime and the rise of modern America [electronic resource] : a history from 1865-1941 / Kristofer Allerfeldt.
2011
HV6783 .A495 2011eb
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Title
Crime and the rise of modern America [electronic resource] : a history from 1865-1941 / Kristofer Allerfeldt.
Author
Allerfeldt, Kristofer, 1959-
ISBN
9780203830321 (electronic book)
9780415800440
9780415800457
9780415800440
9780415800457
Publication Details
New York : Routledge, 2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (253 p.)
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HV6783 .A495 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
364.10973/09041
Summary
"Crime and the Rise of Modern America" is a thematic history of crime in the USA from the time of Lee's surrender at Appomattox to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Kristofer Allerfeldt takes the period of American history where the country was changing into a truly modern, unified nation, and examines the roles crime and criminality have played in the growth of the nation. He's categorized crime into accessible, exciting, and concise chapters covering such topics as hate crime, crime in the American West, drink and drug related crimes, prostitution and sex crimes, political crime, business crime, and more. "Crime and the Rise of Modern America" provides a window into America's past to show both how far the United States has come as a nation, and how some things never change.
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"Crime and the Rise of Modern America" is a thematic history of crime in the USA from the time of Lee's surrender at Appomattox to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Kristofer Allerfeldt takes the period of American history where the country was changing into a truly modern, unified nation, and examines the roles crime and criminality have played in the growth of the nation. He's categorized crime into accessible, exciting, and concise chapters covering such topics as hate crime, crime in the American West, drink and drug related crimes, prostitution and sex crimes, political crime, business crime, and more. "Crime and the Rise of Modern America" provides a window into America's past to show both how far the United States has come as a nation, and how some things never change.
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Table of Contents
The crimes of the century
Crime and the West
Hate crime
Policing and imprisonment
Conmen, swindlers, and dupes
Business and financial crime
Prohibitions
Sex crime
Political crime : scandal, sleaze and corruption
Terrorists : rebels, radicals and freedom fighters and criminals with a cause
Immigration and crime.
Crime and the West
Hate crime
Policing and imprisonment
Conmen, swindlers, and dupes
Business and financial crime
Prohibitions
Sex crime
Political crime : scandal, sleaze and corruption
Terrorists : rebels, radicals and freedom fighters and criminals with a cause
Immigration and crime.