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Crime and the Rise of Modern America : a History from 1865-1941.

In Crime and the Rise of Modern America, Kristofer Allerfeldt studies the crimes, criminals, and law enforcement that have 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 t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Allerfeldt, Kristofer
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE CRIMES OF THE CENTURY; 2 CRIME AND THE WEST; 3 HATE CRIME; 4 POLICING AND IMPRISONMENT; 5 CONMEN, SWINDLERS, AND DUPES; 6 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL CRIME; 7 PROHIBITIONS; 8 SEX CRIME; 9 POLITICAL CRIME: Scandal, Sleaze, and Corruption; 10 TERRORISTS: Rebels, Radicals and Freedom Fighters, and Criminals with a Cause; 11 IMMIGRATION AND CRIME; NOTES; INDEX.