Bibliograph

Urbanization and crime, Germany, 1871-1914, Eric A. Johnson

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Urbanization and crime, Germany, 1871-1914, Eric A. Johnson

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Urbanization and crime

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

726826464

Responsibility statement

Eric A. Johnson

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

Germany, 1871-1914

Summary

This 1995 book contributes to both modern German history and to the sociological understanding of crime in modern industrial and urban societies. Its central argument is that cities, in themselves, do not cause crime. It focuses on the problems of crime and criminal justice during Germany's period of most rapid urban and industrial growth - a period when Germany also rose to world power status. From 1871 to 1914, German cities, despite massive growth, socialist agitation and non-ethnic German immigration, were not particularly infested with crime. Yet the conservative political and religious elites constantly railed against the immoral nature of the city and the German governmental authorities, police, and court officials often overreacted against city populations. In so doing, they helped to set Germany on a dangerous authoritarian course.--, Provided by publisher

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Urbanization & Crime

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