The Rise and Fall of Al Capone during American Prohibition – Bc. Jitka Dvořáková
Bc. Jitka Dvořáková
Bachelor's thesis
The Rise and Fall of Al Capone during American Prohibition
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 …moreAbstract:
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
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 24. 5. 2022
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/lpphc/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 9. 6. 2022
- Supervisor: M.A. Jeffrey Alan Smith, Ph.D.
- Reader: Mgr. Jiří Lukl
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Institution archiving the thesis and making it accessible: Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakultaMasaryk University
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Philology / English Language and Literature
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