Hooliganism: crime, culture and power in St. Petersburg ; 1900 - 1914

In this pioneering analysis of diffuse underclass anger that simmers in many societies, Joan Neuberger takes us to the streets of St. Petersburg in 1900-1914 to show us how the phenomenon labeled hooliganism came to symbolize all that was wrong with the modern city: increasing hostility between clas...

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Main Author: Neuberger, Joan 1953- (Author)
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley u.a. Univ. of California Press 1993
Series:Studies on the history of society and culture 19
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Online Access:http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft809nb565
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Summary:In this pioneering analysis of diffuse underclass anger that simmers in many societies, Joan Neuberger takes us to the streets of St. Petersburg in 1900-1914 to show us how the phenomenon labeled hooliganism came to symbolize all that was wrong with the modern city: increasing hostility between classes, society's failure to "civilize" the poor, the desperation of the destitute, and the proliferation of violence in public spaces.--Publisher's description.
Physical Description:XIV, 324 S. Ill.
ISBN:0520080114

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