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Beschreibung

In this stunning book, David Critchley examines the birth of organized crime in New York, including the Mafia recruitment process, relations with Mafias in Sicily, the role of non-Sicilians in New York's organized crime Families, the impact of Prohibition, and allegations that a "new" Mafia was created in 1931.

In this stunning book, David Critchley examines the birth of organized crime in New York, including the Mafia recruitment process, relations with Mafias in Sicily, the role of non-Sicilians in New York's organized crime Families, the impact of Prohibition, and allegations that a "new" Mafia was created in 1931.

Über den Autor

A former British public sector employee, David Critchley received his doctorate from Liverpool John Moores University, and is the author of the 1984 bibliography International Perspectives on Organized Crime and of articles in the journal Global Crime and Chronicle, the magazine of the Historical Society of Michigan. His book The Origin of Organized Crime in America: The New York City Mafia, 1891-1931 is the product of 10 years of research both in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Black Hand, Calabrians, and the Mafia 3. "First Family" of the New York Mafia 4. The Mafia and the Baff Murder 5. The Neapolitan Challenge 6. New York City in the 1920s 7. Castellammare War and "La Cosa Nostra" 8. Americanization and the Families 9. Localism, Tradition, and Innovation

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9780415990301
ISBN-10: 0415990300
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Critchley, David
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 235 x 157 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: David Critchley
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.11.2008
Gewicht: 0,675 kg
Artikel-ID: 133493630