Organized Crime in the United States, 1865-1941

Kristofer Allerfeldt (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

300 Seiten

2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7065-2 (ISBN)

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Provides a readable and informative analysis of how and why we arrived at our present understanding of organised crime in the Unites States. By going back to the original accounts of the events that inform our understanding of much of the subject, this work will question some of our most deeply held assumptions on crime and its role in US society.

Why do Americans alternately celebrate and condemn gangsters, outlaws and corrupt politicians? Why do they immortalize Al Capone while forgetting his more successful contemporaries George Remus or Roy Olmstead? Why are some public figures repudiated for their connections to the mob while others gain celebrity status?

Drawing on historical accounts, the author analyzes the public's understanding of organized crime and questions some of our most deeply held assumptions about crime and its role in society.

Kristofer Allerfeldt is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter. He has published extensively on American history, with a special interest in the history of American crime and its interpretation. He lives in the United Kingdom.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Prologue: The True Extent of Organized Crime

1. The Birth of the Mafia

2. Crime Rings

3. Chicago: Crime Central

4. New York: The Night Mayor and the Big Policeman

5. Los Angeles Noir

6. Prohibition

7. Racketeering

8. Big Business

9. Organized Crime Fighters

10. Chinese Organized Crime: The One That Got Away

11. The Slave Trade

12. The Criminal Fraternity

Epilogue: Organized Crime, Then and Now

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	12.08.2017
Zusatzinfo	notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	499 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4766-7065-X / 147667065X
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7065-2 / 9781476670652
Zustand	Neuware