Murder in New York City
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Book Overview
Murder in New York City dramatically expands what we know about urban homicide, and challenges some of the things we think we know. Eric Monkkonen's unprecedented investigation covers two centuries of murder in America's biggest city, combining newly assembled statistical evidence with many other documentary sources to tease out the story behind the figures.
As we generally believe, the last part of the twentieth century was unusually...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0520221885
ISBN13:9780520221888
Release Date:December 2000
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:250 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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An excellent history of homicide in NYC
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
One of the country's leading quantitative historians examines the patterns of homicide in NYC since the late 1700s. The story is a complex one, and the patterns are far from obvious. This sort of careful work on violence in early America contrasts sharply with popular, but largely false, history books on similar topics, such as Arming America by Michael Bellesiles. This is a serious work of quantitative history, not riveting to read, but well written nonetheless. The historical research is unmatched.
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