Author: | William Graham Summer | ISBN: | 9781351312585 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | July 28, 2017 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | William Graham Summer |
ISBN: | 9781351312585 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | July 28, 2017 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
Based on primary source documents, this historical study establishes the interconnections between private violence and political, social, and economic life in New York from 1930-1950. By describing and analyzing both the social world and social system of organized crime, Block provides a new perspective, one based on racial and ethnic stereotypes. The book provides a penetrating look at one of the most misunderstood aspects of American society, important for historians, criminologists and sociologists.
Based on primary source documents, this historical study establishes the interconnections between private violence and political, social, and economic life in New York from 1930-1950. By describing and analyzing both the social world and social system of organized crime, Block provides a new perspective, one based on racial and ethnic stereotypes. The book provides a penetrating look at one of the most misunderstood aspects of American society, important for historians, criminologists and sociologists.