East Side-West Side: Organizing Crime in New York, 1930-50 / Edition 1

by Alan Block

Overview

Based on primary source documents, this historical study establishes the interconnections between private violence and political, social, and economic life in New York from 1930-1950. By describing and analyzing both the social world and social system of organized crime, Block provides a new perspective, one based on racial and ethnic stereotypes. The book provides a penetrating look at one of the most misunderstood aspects of American society, important for historians, criminologists and sociologists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780878559312
Publisher:	Transaction Publishers
Publication date:	01/30/1983
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Alan A. Block is emeritus professor of crime, law and justice, and Jewish studies at Pennsylvania State University. In addition, from 1998–2001, he served as director of the Jewish studies program at Pennsylvania State University. He has written numerous books and articles on organized crime, including All is Clouded by Desire: Global Banking, Money Laundering, and International Organized Crime, and Space, Time, and Organized Crime. Alan A. Block is emeritus professor of crime, law and justice, and Jewish studies at Pennsylvania State University. In addition, from 1998–2001, he served as director of the Jewish studies program at Pennsylvania State University. He has written numerous books and articles on organized crime, including All is Clouded by Desire: Global Banking, Money Laundering, and International Organized Crime, and Space, Time, and Organized Crime.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Transaction Edition, Chapter 1. Myth and Reality, Part 1, Chapter 2. Tiger Rag, Chapter 3. Broadway Lament, Chapter 4. The Special Prosecutor, Chapter 5. O'Dwyer, Part 2, Chapter 6. Syndicates and Vice, Chapter 7. Power and the Urban Economy, Chapter 8. To Discipline and Punish, Chapter 9. Organizing Crime, Index

Editorial Reviews

East Side-West Side represents a valuable contribution to the field and will be of interest to sociologists in general; to criminologists, particularly those interested in organized crime; and to historians, especially those who deal with the history of New York during the 1930s and 1940s. Block has done his research with meticulous care and never draws conclusions that are not warranted by the data.” —Joseph L. Albini, Contemporary Sociology “Sets a new standard for historians of organized crime. It is distinctive for the breadth of its viewpoint and the quantities of its sources. As a sociologist writing from the perspective of conflict theory, Block emphasizes power and the politics of organized crime.” —Criminal Justice History “Dr. Block adds greatly to our knowledge of New York mob history.” —Times Literary Supplement “One of the most important books to be published on organized crime in the last several decades. It is certainly a book organized crime analysts and investigators should read, and deserves a place in most departmental law enforcement libraries.” —The Police Chief

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