Description
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.
Author: Kristofer Allerfeldt
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 01/23/2018
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781476670652
ISBN10: 147667065X
BISAC Categories:
- History | Americas (North Central South West Indies)
- Social Science | Criminology
- Social Science | Conspiracy Theories
Author: Kristofer Allerfeldt
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 01/23/2018
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781476670652
ISBN10: 147667065X
BISAC Categories:
- History | Americas (North Central South West Indies)
- Social Science | Criminology
- Social Science | Conspiracy Theories
About the Author
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.