Dangerous Strangers - Minority Newcomers and Criminal Violence in the Urban West, 1850-2000 (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)

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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	K. Mullen
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	203
Edition:	2005 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-6978-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	1-4039-6978-7
Barcode:	9781403969781

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