Description
| Product ID: | 9780878559312 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | East Side-West Side |
| Subtitle: | Organizing Crime in New York, 1930-50 |
| Authors: | Author: Alan Block |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Social and ethical issues, Social issues & processes, Organized crime, Organized crime, New York |
| Description: | 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 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Transaction Publishers |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1983-01-30 |
