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| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Eric H Monkkonen |
| ISBN: | 0520221885 9780520221888 |
| OCLC Number: | 44173026 |
| Description: | xii, 238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Long sweep and big events -- 2. Lethal weapons -- 3. Gender and murder -- 4. Age and murder -- 5. Circumstances: when do people murder -- 6. Race, ethnicity, and murder -- 7. European context of murder in America. |
| Responsibility: | Eric H. Monkkonen. |
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Abstract:
Expands what we know about urban homicide, and challenges some of the things we think we know. This title covers two centuries of murder in America's biggest city, combining statistical evidence with many other documentary sources to tease out the story behind the figures.
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