Gotham unbound :: how New York City was liberated from the grip of organized crime /

Cosa Nostra. Organized crime. The Mob. Call it what you like, no other crime group has infiltrated labor unions and manipulated legitimate industries like Italian organized crime families. One cannot understand the history and political economy of New York City-or most other major American cities-in...

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1. Verfasser: Jacobs, James B.
Weitere Verfasser: Friel, Coleen, Radick, Robert
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : New York University Press, ©1999.
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Zusammenfassung:Cosa Nostra. Organized crime. The Mob. Call it what you like, no other crime group has infiltrated labor unions and manipulated legitimate industries like Italian organized crime families. One cannot understand the history and political economy of New York City-or most other major American cities-in the 20th century without focusing on the role of organized crime in the urban power structure. Gotham Unbound demonstrates the remarkable range of Cosa Nostra's activities and influence and convincingly argues that 20th century organized crime has been no minor annoyance at the periphery of soci.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 329 pages) : maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-314) and index.
ISBN:0585325413
9780585325415
9780814737965
081473796X
9780814742464
0814742467

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