New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Greenwood Publishing 2005 April-June

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New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Greenwood Publishing APRIL-JUNE 2005

Peter Adams The Bowery Boys Published May 2005 by Greenwood Publishing at Ł22.95 ISBN: 0275985385

Street Corner Radicals and the Politics of Rebellion
Shows the reality behind the movie The Gangs of New York In the decades before the Civil War, the miserable living conditions of New York City's lower east side nurtured the gangs of New York. This book tells the story of the Bowery Boys, one gang that emerged as part urban legend and part street fighters for the city's legions of young workers. Poverty and despair led to a gang culture that was easily politicized, especially under the leadership of Mike Walsh who led a distinct faction of the Bowery Boys that engaged in the violent, almost anarchic, politics of the city during the 1840s and 1850s. Amid the toppled ballot boxes and battles for supremacy on the streets, many New Yorkers feared Walsh's gang was at the frontline of a European-style revolution. A radical and immensely popular voice in antebellum New York, Walsh spoke in the unvarnished language of class conflict. Walsh was an original, wildly unstable character who directed his aptly named Spartan Band against the economic and political elite of New York City and New England. As a labour organizer, state legislator, and even U.S. Congressman, the leader of the Bowery Boys fought for shorter working hours, the right to strike, free land for settlers on the American frontier, against child labour, and to restore dignity to the city's growing number of industrial workers. * Brings to life a colourful era in American history and politics * Shows the reality behind the movie The Gangs of New York * Provides an insight into class and labour history

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Ross D Levi The Celluloid Courtroom, History of Legal Cinema Published April 2005 by Greenwood Publishing at Ł22.95 ISBN: 0275982335

The genre of legal cinema is an extensive and revealing one: It is a body of films that depicts lawyers, clients, criminals, judges, and juries, often not as they actually are, but as we would like them to be. The idealized courtroom of many legal movies tells us a great deal about what we think of the justice system and what we want it to reflect about America, but the films in the genre vary widely in how they do this. From To Kill a Mockingbird to Liar, from A Time to Kill to Twelve Angry Men, we see certain stereotypes repeating themselves again and again: the judge as stern referee, the jury as an ultimately fair body of decision-makers, the lawyer as hardworking and passionate fighter for the underdog. In this new and comprehensive study of this understudied category of film, author Ross D. Levi argues that, contrary to popular belief, legal movies show us a US legal system that is far more fair than the actual one, with corruption downplayed and greed made subordinate to compassion and compromise. These are films that have affected as much as reflected the American justice system, since people enter the courts hoping, often against hope, that they will match the impressions gained from the movies. With a comprehensive filmography, penetrating analysis - both legal and cinematic - and engaging and enlightening discussion, The Celluloid Courtroom is an indispensable guide to a key aspect of American movies and American justice.

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Katherine Ramsland Inside the Minds of Mass Murderers: Why They Kill Published May 2005 by Greenwood Publishing at Ł19.99 ISBN: 0275984753

The idea that someone could suddenly snap and slaughter large numbers of people has become part of the understanding of events such as the Columbine school massacre and the D.C. Sniper case. But this image of the sudden turn from ordinary citizen, quiet neighbour, or non-descript teenager to mass murderer is generally false. People who go out one day and kill innocent people or supposed enemies have typically thought about it, planned it, and even mentioned it to others before they actually do it - and the act is usually the result of a build-up of stress and frustration. Katherine Ramsland, an experienced crime writer, examines true stories of mass murder and reveals the complexity behind the development of a mass killer. She provides examples of common signals, based on actual cases, that will help readers to identify warning signs and to understand the various psychological factors that may lead a person to kill. Recognizing these signs may help to defuse a potentially violent situation before it occurs. Using details from various cases, the author examines the different kinds of mass murders, from visionary to family to workplace, and the distinct psychological dynamics of the different types of murders. From the religious martyrs at Waco to the disgruntled teens at Columbine, this essential book exposes the inner world of mass murderers and dismantles the stereotypes we hold about them.

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Gini Graham Scott Homicide by the Rich and Famous: A Century of Prominent Killers Published May 2005 by Greenwood Publishing at Ł22.95 ISBN: 0275983463

They have greater access to better representation, they have the means to flee the country, they have influential friends in high places willing to put themselves on the line, and they are generally treated better by law enforcement and the criminal justice system. This book profiles the many ways in which homicides committed by the rich and famous are similar to other murders in their motives, but differ from those committed by everyday citizens in their outcomes. Scott provides readers with a showcase of crimes that will infuriate and fascinate readers.

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