{"product_id":"city-of-order-9780774822053","title":"City of Order","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA groundbreaking exploration of the causes and consequences of Halifax’s tough-on-crime measures in the interwar era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor determined popular readers as well as serious scholars, Boudreau’s book is worth plowing through to acquire an in-depth understanding of crime and working-class culture in interwar Halifax. It is even more valuable as a reminder that tough-on-crime policies can actually compound rather than ease social inequalities, racial divisions and economic hardship for the most vulnerable in urban societies.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Paul W. Bennett * The Chronicle Herald, Halifax *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Crime, the Rule of Law, and Society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 A City of Order in a Time of Turmoil: The Socio-Economic Contours of Interwar Halifax\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The Machinery of Law and Order\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 The Social Perceptions of Crime and Criminals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 “Miscreants” and “Desperadoes”: Halifax’s “Criminal Class”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Women, Crime, and the Law\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 The Ethnic Dimensions of Crime and Criminals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: The Supremacy of Law and Order in Halifax\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404925247831,"sku":"9780774822053","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/city-of-order-9780774822053","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}