In the Heat of the Summer: The New York Riots of 1964 and the War on Crime

But his death was a catalyst for the riots in New York, which in turn foreshadowed future explosions and influenced the political climate for the crime and drug policies of recent decades. In the Heat of the Summer spotlights the extraordinary drama of a single week when peaceful protests and violen...

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Main Author: Flamm, Michael W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. University of Pennsylvania Press [2017]
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Summary:But his death was a catalyst for the riots in New York, which in turn foreshadowed future explosions and influenced the political climate for the crime and drug policies of recent decades. In the Heat of the Summer spotlights the extraordinary drama of a single week when peaceful protests and violent unrest intersected, the freedom struggle reached a crossroads, and the politics of law and order led to demands for a War on Crime
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed Apr. 18, 2017)
Physical Description:1 online resource 21 illus
ISBN:9780812293234
DOI:10.9783/9780812293234

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