New York exposed : the gilded age police scandal that launched the progressive era / / Daniel Czitrom

• Autore: Czitrom Daniel J. <1951->
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (417 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.132309747109034
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: New York (N.Y.) History 1865-1898
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 American social and political landscape.
• Titolo autorizzato: New York exposed
• ISBN: 0-19-938213-1; 0-19-983701-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910798347503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II