The Rise of the Chicago Police Department: Class and Conflict, 1850-1894
(Part of the The Working Class in American History Series)
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Class turmoil, labor, and law and order in Chicago In this book, Sam Mitrani cogently examines the making of the police department in Chicago, which by the late 1800s had grown into the most violent, turbulent city in America. Chicago was roiling with political and economic conflict, much of it rooted in class tensions, and the city's lawmakers and business elite fostered the growth of a professional municipal police force to protect capitalism,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0252038061
ISBN13:9780252038068
Release Date:December 2013
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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