{"product_id":"roots-of-violence-in-black-roger-lane-9780674779785","title":"Roots of Violence in Black Philadelphia, 1860-1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the late nineteenth century, life became more stable and orderly for most American city dwellers, but not for blacks. Roger Lane offers a historical explanation for the rising levels of black urban crime and family instability during this paradoxical era. Philadelphia serves as test case because of the richness of the data: Du Bois's classic study, \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Negro\u003c\/i\u003e, newspapers, records of the criminal justice system and other local agencies, and the federal census. The author presents numerical details, along with many examples of the human stories--social and political--behind the statistics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLane reveals how social and economic discrimination created a black criminal subculture. This subculture, overlooked by those histories depending on often inaccurate census materials, eroded family patterns, encouraged violence, discouraged efforts at middle-class respectability, and intensified employment problems by adding white fear to the white prejudice that had helped to create it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eModern crime rates and patterns are shown to be products of a historical culture that can be traced from its formative years to the 1980s. Lane not only charts Philadelphia's story but also makes suggestions regarding national and international patterns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger Lane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674779789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674779785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.11w x 0.56d","brand":"Roger Lane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054603137279,"sku":"9780674779785","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2660a739-a136-47db-bfd0-1719f215b7f8.jpg?v=1685030906","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/roots-of-violence-in-black-roger-lane-9780674779785","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}