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Book review: in the heat of the summer: the new york riots of 1964 and the war on crime by Michael W. Flamm

Santos, Eraldo S. (2017) Book review: in the heat of the summer: the new york riots of 1964 and the war on crime by Michael W. Flamm. LSE Review of Books (11 Apr 2017). Website.

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Abstract

In In the Heat of the Summer: The New York Riots of 1964 and The War on Crime, Michael W. Flamm draws on personal narratives and archival evidence to outline the development of the New York Riots of 1964 — instigated by the shooting of the fifteen-year-old black teenager, James Powell, by a white police officer — and their wider repercussions on the social and political landscapes of 1960s America. Resonating with current discussions on racism and police brutality, this book will prove an inspiring read for those questioning the relationship between discourses of law and order and the reproduction of collective fear, writes Eraldo S. Santos.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information: © 2017 The Author(s) CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D204 Modern History
E History America > E151 United States (General)
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
J Political Science > JC Political theory
Date Deposited: 05 May 2017 10:13
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 20:55
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/75586

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