Crime and the Rise of Modern America
A History from 1865–1941
Seiten
2011
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-80044-0 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-80044-0 (ISBN)
Presents a thematic history of crime in the USA from the time of Lee's surrender at Appomattox to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. This title 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.
In Crime and the Rise of Modern America, Kristofer Allerfeldt studies the crimes, criminals, and law enforcement that contributed to a uniquely American system of crime and punishment from the end of the Civil War to the eve of World War II to understand how the rapidly-changing technology of transportation, media, and incarceration affected the criminal underworld.
In ten thematic chapters, Crime and the Rise of Modern America turns to the outlaws of the iconic West and the illegal distilleries of Prohibition, the turn-of-the-century immigrants, and the conmen who preyed on the people of the Promised Land, to examine how crime and America both changed, defining each other.
In Crime and the Rise of Modern America, Kristofer Allerfeldt studies the crimes, criminals, and law enforcement that contributed to a uniquely American system of crime and punishment from the end of the Civil War to the eve of World War II to understand how the rapidly-changing technology of transportation, media, and incarceration affected the criminal underworld.
In ten thematic chapters, Crime and the Rise of Modern America turns to the outlaws of the iconic West and the illegal distilleries of Prohibition, the turn-of-the-century immigrants, and the conmen who preyed on the people of the Promised Land, to examine how crime and America both changed, defining each other.
Kristofer Allerfeldt is a lecturer at the University of Exeter where he teaches diverse American social and diplomatic history courses.
Introduction: Crimes of the Century
Chapter 1: Crime and the West
Chapter 2: Hate Crime
Chapter 3: Prostitution and Sex Crime
Chapter 4: Drink and Drugs
Chapter 5: Nationality, Race, and Crime
Chapter 6: Corporate and Business Crime
Chapter 7: Forgers, Swindlers, and Blackmailers
Chapter 8: Political Crime
Chapter 9: Terrorists and Freedom Fighters
Chapter 10: Lawmen and Vigilantes
Afterword
| Zusatzinfo | 5 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Halftones, black and white |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 650 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-80044-7 / 0415800447 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-80044-0 / 9780415800440 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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