Law and order : street crime, civil unrest, and the crisis of liberalism in the 1960s / Michael W. Flamm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flamm, Michael W., 1964-

Series:

Columbia studies in contemporary American history.

Columbia studies in contemporary American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--United States.

Crime.

Demonstrations--United States.

Demonstrations.

Riots--United States.

Riots.

Liberalism--United States.

Liberalism.

Conservatism--United States.

Conservatism.

United States--Politics and government--1963-1969.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (632 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Law and Order offers a valuable new study of the political and social history of the 1960's. It presents a sophisticated account of how the issues of street crime and civil unrest enhanced the popularity of conservatives, eroded the credibility of liberals, and transformed the landscape of American politics. Ultimately, the legacy of law and order was a political world in which the grand ambitions of the Great Society gave way to grim expectations.In the mid-1960's, amid a pervasive sense that American society was coming apart at the seams, a new issue known as law and order emerged

Contents:

Cover ; Half title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents ; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Delinquency and Opportunity; 2. Law and Order Unleashed; 3. The War on Crime; 4. The Conservative Tide; Illustrations; 5. The Politics of Civil Unrest; 6. The Liberal Quagmire; 7. The Politics of Street Crime; 8. Death, Disorder, and Debate; 9. Law and Order Triumphant; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Series List

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-275) and index.

ISBN:

9780231509725

0231509723

OCLC:

818856052