In the heat of the summer : the New York riots of 1964 and the war on crime / Michael W. Flamm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flamm, Michael W., 1964- author.

Series:

Politics and culture in modern America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Book Committee.

Riots--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Riots.

African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

African Americans.

Civil rights movements--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Political aspects.

History.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Crime prevention--Political aspects.

Crime prevention.

Crime--Political aspects.

Crime.

Race relations.

African Americans--Civil rights.

New York (N.Y.)--Race relations--History--20th century.

New York (N.Y.).

Crime--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Crime prevention--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.

New York (State)--New York.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 357 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University Of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]

Contents:

The growing menace

The great mecca

The gathering storm

The fire this time

This most marvelous city

Heat and dirt, anger and fury

Take the "A" train

Communists, conservatives, and conspiracies

Making somebody listen

Calming the waters

All the way with LBJ

The war on crime.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0812248503

9780812248500

OCLC:

945028815