Dangerous Strangers: Minority Newcomers and Criminal Violence in the Urban West, 1850–2000 PDF
Preview Dangerous Strangers: Minority Newcomers and Criminal Violence in the Urban West, 1850–2000
DANGEROUS STRANGERS This page intentionally left blank Dangerous Strangers Minority Newcomers and Criminal Violence in the Urban West, 1850–2000 Kevin J.Mullen ISBN 978-1-349-99970-5 ISBN 978-1-4039-8062-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4039-8062-5 DANGEROUSSTRANGERS © Kevin J.Mullen,2005. Reprint of the original edition 2005 All rights reserved.No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2005 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue,New York,N.Y.10010 and Houndmills,Basingstoke,Hampshire,England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St.Martin’s Press,LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States,United Kingdom and other countries.Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-4039-6978-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mullen,Kevin J.,1935– Dangerous strangers :minority newcomers and criminal violence in the urban west,1850–2000 / Kevin J.Mullen. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4039-6978-1 1.Homicide––California—San Francisco—History. 2.Minorities—California—San Francisco—Social conditions. 3.Immigrants—California—San Francisco—Social conditions. 4.Crime and race.I.Title. HV6534.S3M85 2005 364.152(cid:2)09794(cid:2)61—dc22 2004061699 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd.,Chennai,India. First edition:September 2005 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Kevin and Kathleen Where the twain have met This page intentionally left blank Contents Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi 1. Introduction 1 2. Australians 13 3. Latinos 29 4. Irish 45 5. Chinese 63 6. Italians 83 7. African Americans 103 8. Violent Rainbow 121 Afterword 135 Appendix 1: Methods 141 Appendix 2: Sources 145 Notes 147 Bibliography 185 Index 197 This page intentionally left blank Illustrations Figures 1.1 San Francisco homicide rates per 100,000 population (1850–2000) 4 4.1 San Francisco homicide rates per 100,000 (1850–1900) 47 5.1 Chinese and white homicide rates per 100,000 (1860–1930) 64 6.1 Homicide rates:national,Chicago,New York,and San Francisco rates per 100,000 (1890–1930) 85 6.2 Italian and non-Italian white homicide rates (1885–1940) 88 7.1 Homicide rates per 100,000 (victims) black and white (1865–1940) 104 7.2 Criminal homicide rates:San Francisco,national, and California rates per 100,000 (1960–2000) 111 7.3 Black,non-Latino white,overall rates per 100,000 (1940–2000) 112 Tables 4.1 Percentages ofhomicides by weapon and ethnicity in Irish,Latinos,and Chinese (1850–1900) 59 5.1 Populations for selected ethnic and racial groups (1850–1930) 64 5.2 Comparison ofhomicide rates in Chinese and white males 66
The list of books you might like
