Thesis/Dissertation: Jitka Dvořáková: The Rise and Fall of Al Capone during American Prohibition
Bachelor's thesis
The Rise and Fall of Al Capone during American Prohibition
Abstract
Tato bakalářská práce se zaměřuje na období prohibice v USA ve 20. a 30. letech 20. století a zkoumá vzestup a pád jednoho z nejslavnějších gangsterů, jímž je Al Capone, který v tomto období figuroval. Cílem této bakalářské práce je rozebrat, jak americká společnost na prohibici a gangstery reagovala, a také ukázat Al Caponeho z jiného úhlu. Gangsteři jsou totiž vnímáni pouze jako zlo, ale i přes všechny …more
Abstract
This bachelor’s thesis focuses on the prohibition era in the USA in the 1920s and 1930s and looks into the rise and fall of one of the most famous gangsters ever, Al Capone, who figured during this era. The aim of this bachelor’s thesis is to analyse how American society reacted to prohibition and gangsters and to show Al Capone from another perspective. Gangsters are viewed only as pure evil. However …more
Thesis description
29/5/2022 11:19, doc. Jeffrey Alan Smith, M.A., Ph.D., UČO 233568
Literature
- RORABAUGH, William Joseph. Prohibition: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2019, 152 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-028010-9.
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