Isbn: 9780684100074 - the new york cops : an informal history (9 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. First edition. Hardcover. 249 pp. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket. Anecdotal, informal history of that complex figure--the New York City cop. The author traces the beginnings of New York's official police force in the 19th century (when there nwere two competing police forces), 19th century scandals, the reform era under Theodore Roosevelt, the major corruption issues of the day, etc., challenges that the force dealt with in the post war year and the 1960s.…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Worn & Chipped. First Edition. 249 pp "An Informal History.".

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. Owner bookplate to front pastedown. Short crease to jacket at front panel. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8.10 X 5.80 X 1.10 inches; 249 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Text/NEW & Bright. First Edition, First Thus. Silver embossed indigo linen boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/trace edge wear. Straight forward historical review of the evolution of the New York Police Force, written while World War II veteran, journalist, historian, biographer, Gerald Astor (1926 - 2007) was senior editor for Look. In the Battle of the Bulge, Astor demonstrated his unique his ability to evoke the sights & sounds of the battlefield as they were experienced by the soldiers on the ground as warfare unfolded. Likewise, this volume is a social history. It covers details of violence in the city along w/description of the policeman's case load over twenty-four hour periods, and how professionalism breaks down when police feel they are under personal attack, leading to citizens' finding themselves not only unprotected but targets of police dominance. A social history. 249 pgs in 25 chapters.…

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