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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
New York University Press,
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 329 pages) : maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-314) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585325413 9780585325415 9780814737965 081473796X 9780814742464 0814742467 |
