Glasgow's 'Reign of Terror': Street gangs, racketeering and intimidation in the 1920s and 1930s

Contemporary British History

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 405-427

  Davies, Andrew ^a  

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Author keywords

Crime; Extortion; Gangs; Police; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049030421     PISSN: 13619462     EISSN: 17437997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13619460601060413     Document Type: Article

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