East Side, West Side: Organizing Crime in New York, 1930-1950

East Side, West Side: Organizing Crime in New York, 1930-1950
ISBN-10
1412844924
ISBN-13
9781412844925
Category
Social Science
Pages
265
Language
English
Published
1980
Publisher
Transaction Publishers

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. 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.

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