History and Archaeology, History, History of the Americas
Citadels of Sin

Citadels of Sin: Vice Districts and the Birth of Chicago Organized Crime

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Hardback Published on: 30/11/2026
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Synopsis

Richard C. Lindberg reveals how Chicago politicians created and ran segregated vice districts, or levees, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, arguing that the levees' existence presaged the modern plague of global human trafficking.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
  • ISBN: 9780809340101
  • Number of pages: 290
  • Dimensions: 229 x 152 mm
  • Weight: 472g
  • Languages: English