City of Gangs: Glasgow and the Rise of the British Gangster

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Weight 0.333 kg
Dimensions 3.1 × 13 × 19.6 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

480

Publisher

Year Published

2014-3-13

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1444739794

About The Author

Andrew Davies is a Senior Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of Liverpool. He specialises in the history of crime in modern Britain and has published and broadcast widely on gangs, crime and policing. His previous book The Gangs of Manchester was published in 2008.For more information and background on this book, visit http://www.glasgowgangs.com.

'City of Gangs's success lies in its compelling detail. Every other page can turn up a surprise; if not a delight, then at least an occasional grim smile.'

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Andrew Davies, author of the acclaimed Gangs of Manchester, paints a portrait of Britain's gangland between the wars – a period when Glasgow was known as the 'Scottish Chicago'.