The Dry Experiment : Crime, Corruption, and the Collapse of Prohibition

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Aug 2026, 2026

9798193756545

Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, GermaniaAHA-BUCH GmbH

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 14 agosto 2006

Brossura

Condizione: Nuovo

EUR 47,42

EUR 35,00 spedizione 
Spedito da Germania a U.S.A.

Quantità: 2 disponibili

Aggiungi al carrello
Resi gratuiti per 30 giorni

Descrizione dell’articolo da parte del venditore

Neuware - Reactive Publishing In 1920, America launched one of the most ambitious social experiments in its history: the total prohibition of alcohol. What began as a moral crusade to purify the nation quickly became a nationwide laboratory of unintended consequences.The Dry Experiment examines how the ban on liquor fueled an explosion of organized crime, systemic corruption, and the quiet unraveling of the very institutions meant to enforce it. From the rise of bootlegging empires and the transformation of street gangs into sophisticated criminal syndicates, to the bribery of police, politicians, and judges, the book traces the cascade of effects that turned a 'noble experiment' into a national scandal.Drawing on court records, contemporary journalism, and the lived experience of the era, Oliver J. Thatch shows how Prohibition did not simply fail, it actively reshaped American society. Speakeasies flourished, violence escalated, public respect for the law eroded, and the economic incentives of the black market proved stronger than moral rhetoric. By the early 1930s the experiment had collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions, culminating in the Twenty-First Amendment and a permanent shift in the relationship between government, vice, and the public.Clear-eyed and unsentimental, The Dry Experiment offers a tightly focused account of how a well-intentioned policy produced crime, corruption, and institutional failure on a scale few had anticipated-and lessons that still echo today.…

Codice articolo 9798193756545

Titolo
The Dry Experiment : Crime, Corruption, and the Collapse of Prohibition
Autore
Oliver J Thatch
Editore
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Aug 2026
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Condizione
Neu
Rilegatura
Taschenbuch
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 13
9798193756545
Peso dell'articolo
422 grammi
Dimensioni
229x152x22 mm

AHA-BUCH GmbH

Einbeck, Germania

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 14 agosto 2006

Tariffe di spedizione da Germania a U.S.A.

ArticoloDa 7 a 10 giorni lavorativiDa 5 a 7 giorni lavorativi
Primo articoloEUR 35,00EUR 45,00
I tempi di consegna sono stabiliti dai venditori e variano in base al corriere e al paese. Gli ordini che devono attraversare una dogana possono subire ritardi e spetta agli acquirenti pagare eventuali tariffe o dazi associati. I venditori possono contattarti in merito ad addebiti aggiuntivi dovuti a eventuali maggiorazioni dei costi di spedizione dei tuoi articoli.

Metodi di pagamento

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Assegno
  • Bonifico bancario
  • PayPal

Descrizione dello Store

Das Unternehmen AHA-BUCH GmbH: Seit der Gründung von AHA-BUCH im Juli 2005 ist unser Hauptziel, zufriedenen Kunden so schnell und so preisgünstig wie möglich ihren Bücherwunsch zu erfüllen. Unsere Firma beschäftigt 16 Mitarbeiter, die nur ein Ziel kennen: den Kunden und seine Wünsche! Auf über 3700 m2 Fläche haben wir über 100.000 Bücher, Modernes Antiquariat und Spiele auf Lager.

Specializzazione

Kinderbücher & Kinderhör Casetten, German Books, Software, Natur & Tiere, Ratgeber, Sachbücher, Englische Bücher, Medizin & Gesundheit, Universität & Studium

Informazioni sull’azienda del venditore

AHA-BUCH GmbH

Garlebsen 48
Einbeck, Germania 37574