Whiz Mob: A Correlation of the Technical Argot of Pickpockets with Their Behavior Pattern - Softcover

Maurer, David W.

 
9780742533516: Whiz Mob: A Correlation of the Technical Argot of Pickpockets with Their Behavior Pattern
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0742533514 ISBN 13: 9780742533516
Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1964

Inhaltsangabe

Whiz Mob is David W. Maurer's classic study of the world of pickpockets. Similar to his best-known work, The Big Con, in Whiz Mob Maurer explains the colorful expressions and vivid words used by pickpockets and uses them to provide a window into the life and experiences of the professional criminal. Although he is quick to point out that he never had any actual experience on the racket, Maurer spent many years interviewing pickpockets and learning about their way of life. The result is a fascinating look at the work, lives, morals, and dangers of this element of the criminal subculture. Whiz Mob is essential reading for sociologists, linguists, and everyone interested in the mystery and intrigue of the criminal underworld.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

David W. Maurer was a well-known linguist and professor at the University of Louisville for many years. His other books include Kentucky Moonshine, an examination of the language of moonshiners, and The Big Con, which was the basis for the Academy Award winning movie, The Sting.

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Verlag
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Erscheinungsdatum
1964
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0742533514
ISBN 13 
9780742533516
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
222
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Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1964
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