New York exposed : the gilded age police scandal that launched the progressive era /

Animated by a vivid cast of characters, ranging from the bosses of Tammany Hall to prostitutes and counterfeiters to the do-gooders determined to change business as usual, Daniel Czitrom's New York Exposed offers an unforgettable portrait of a formative moment, when muckraking journalism and ur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Czitrom, Daniel J., 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Temas:
Parkhurst, C. H. > (Charles Henry), > 1842-1933.
Parkhurst, C. H. > (Charles Henry), > 1842-1933
1800-1899
Police corruption > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Vice control > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Political corruption > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Progressivism (United States politics) > History > 19th century.
Corruption policière > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Crimes et délits contre les mœurs > New York (État) > New York > Prévention > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Corruption (Politique) > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Progressisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Police corruption
Political corruption
Progressivism (United States politics)
Vice control
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1865-1898.
New York (N.Y.) > Histoire > 1865-1898.
New York (State) > New York
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half Title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedications
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • 1. Parkhurst's Challenge
  • 2. The Buttons
  • 3. Democratic City, Republican Nation
  • 4. Anarchy vs. Corruption
  • 5. A Rocky Start
  • 6. Managing Vice, Extorting Business
  • 7. "Reform Never Suffers from Frankness"
  • 8. "A Landslide, a Tidal Wave, a Cyclone"
  • 9. Endgames
  • Epilogue: The Lexow Effect
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Sources
  • Notes
  • Index.

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