288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
265 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction to the Transaction Edition, Chapter 1. Myth and Reality, Part 1, Chapter 2. Tiger Rag, Chapter 3. Broadway Lament, Chapter 4. The Special Prosecutor, Chapter 5. O'Dwyer, Part 2, Chapter 6. Syndicates and Vice, Chapter 7. Power and the Urban Economy, Chapter 8. To Discipline and Punish, Chapter 9. Organizing Crime, Index
Biography
Alan Block
