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Dangerous Strangers: Minority Newcomers and Criminal Violence in the Urban West, 1850-2000 2005 Edition
Contributor(s): Mullen, K. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1403969787     ISBN-13: 9781403969781
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
OUR PRICE: $52.24  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2005
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Annotation: Have newcomers to American cities been responsible for a disproportionate amount of violent crime? "Dangerous Strangers" takes up this question by examining the incidence of criminal violence among several waves of immigrant/ethnic groups in San Francisco over 150 years. By looking at a variety of groups--Irish, German, Italian, and Chinese immigrants, primarily--and their different experiences at varying times in the city's history, this study addresses the issue of how much violence can be attributed to new groups' treatment by the host society and how much can be traced to traits found in their community of origin. "Dangerous Strangers" fills an acknowledged gap in the literature of homicide studies and broadens our understanding of newcomer violence.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy)
- Social Science | Minority Studies
- Social Science | Criminology
Dewey: 364.152
LCCN: 2004061699
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.36" W x 8.44" L (0.81 lbs) 216 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Cultural Region - Northern California
- Geographic Orientation - California
- Locality - San Francisco, California
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Choice 06/01/2006 pg. 1909
 
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Have newcomers to American cities been responsible for a disproportionate amount of violent crime? Dangerous Strangers takes up this question by examining the incidence of criminal violence among several waves of immigrant/ethnic groups in San Francisco over 150 years. By looking at a variety of groups - Irish, German, Italian, and Chinese immigrants, primarily - and their different experiences at varying times in the city's history, this study addresses the issue of how much violence can be attributed to new groups' treatment by the host society and how much can be traced to traits found in their community of origin. Dangerous Strangers fills an acknowledged gap in the literature of homicide studies and broadens our understanding of newcomer violence.
 
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