"September 2005."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-195) and index.

"Have newcomers to American cities been responsible for a disproportionate amount of violent crime? Dangerous Strangers takes up this question by examining the incidence of criminal violence among several waves of immigrant and ethnic groups in San Francisco." "By looking at a variety of groups - primarily Irish, German, Italian, and Chinese - and their different experiences at varying times in the city's history, this book addresses the issue of how much violence can be attributed to new groups' treatment by the host society, and how much can be traced to traits found in their community. Dangerous Strangers fills a gap in the literature of homicide studies and broadens our understanding of newcomer violence."--Jacket.

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