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Czitrom Daniel J. <1951-> |
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New York exposed : the gilded age police scandal that launched the progressive era / / Daniel Czitrom |
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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0-19-938213-1 |
0-19-983701-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (417 p.) |
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Police corruption - New York (State) - New York - History - 19th century |
Vice control - New York (State) - New York - History - 19th century |
Political corruption - New York (State) - New York - History - 19th century |
Progressivism (United States politics) - History - 19th century |
New York (N.Y.) History 1865-1898 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover ; Half Title Page ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Dedications ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; 1. Parkhurst's Challenge ; 2. The Buttons ; 3. Democratic City, Republican Nation ; 4. Anarchy vs. Corruption ; 5. A Rocky Start ; 6. Managing Vice, Extorting Business ; 7. "Reform Never Suffers from Frankness" |
8. "A Landslide, a Tidal Wave, a Cyclone" 9. Endgames ; Epilogue: The Lexow Effect ; Acknowledgments ; Note on Sources ; Notes ; Index |
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Animated by a vivid cast of characters, ranging from the bosses of Tammany Hall to prostitutes and counterfeiters to the do-gooders determined to change business as usual, Daniel Czitrom's New York Exposed offers an unforgettable portrait of a formative moment, when muckraking journalism and urban reform were beginning to alter the |
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