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City of Gangs: Glasgow and the Rise of the British Gangster

Paperback • 2014 • English

City of Gangs: Glasgow and the Rise of the British Gangster

By Andrew Davies

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About the book

'A new type of criminal is in our midst - a dangerous, ruthless, well-armed man, who will stick at nothing, not even murder. He is introducing into this country the gangster methods of Chicago and New York... Trade depression has thrown into unemployment thousands of unskilled youths who have nothing to do but lounge about the street corners of our slums in gangs.' John Bull weekly newspaper, 1932.During the 1920s and 1930s, Glasgow gained an unenviable and enduring notoriety as Britain's gang c...Show more

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ISBN

9781444739794

Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

City of Gangs: Glasgow and the Rise of the British Gangster

Format

Paperback

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