Organized crime Books

Book SynopsisOne of the dark sides to democratization can be crime and corruption. This book looks at the way political liberalization affects these practices in a number of ways whilst also challenging some of the scare stories about democracy. The book also brings the politics of power back into an examination of corruption.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Democratization and the Decentralization of Crime and Corruption Democratization and Political Corruption: Bringing Politics Back In Learning to Live Without Fear: Organised Crime and Democratization Violent Democracies: Cycles of Crime, Politics and Violence Legacies of Violence: Murder and Violent Crime in El Salvador and Guatemala State Collapse, Democratization and Informal Power in Iraq Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA systematic and comparative analysis of youth gangs and the youth gang problem in the United States, this book deals with hands-on issues of policy and programs, describing the strategies and techniques for dealing with gangs employed by criminal justice organizations, social agencies, schools, employment programs, and grass-roots organizations. Spergel combines empirical research, first-hand experience, and a solid theoretical base to expose the causes of the gang problem. Importantly, he recommends strategies that deal with gangs at a community level, using both local and national interests and resources to provide gang members with structured social and economic opportunities. He suggests a variety of specific techniques for dealing with the problem and shows how and why existing strategies have gone wrong. A practical and testable approach to a serious social problem, The Youth Gang Problem is a must-read for government officials, researchers, university instructors, and for anyonTrade ReviewLikely to be a basic resource for students of youth gangs for some time to come. * Choice *

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Book SynopsisBased on interviews with more than 150 Russians - from mobsters to police to former KGB agents - this text is an investigation into the organized crime and corruption that plague Russia today. It aims to reveal how crime has flourished in Russia since the demise of totalitarianism.

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Book SynopsisReppetto's book earns its place among the best ...he brings fresh context to a familiar story worth retelling. The New York Times Book Review Organized crime the Italian American kind has long been a source of popular entertainment and legend. Now Thomas Reppetto provides a balanced history of the Mafia's rise from the 1880s to the post-WWII era that is as exciting and readable as it is authoritative. Structuring his narrative around a series of case histories featuring such infamous characters as Lucky Luciano and Al Capone, Reppetto draws on a lifetime of field experience and access to unseen documents to show us a locally grown Mafia. It wasn't until the 1920s, thanks to Prohibition, that the Mafia assumed what we now consider its defining characteristics, especially its octopuslike tendency to infiltrate industry and government. At mid-century the Kefauver Commission declared the Mafia synonymous with Union Siciliana; in the 1960s the FBI finally admitted the Mafia's existence unTrade ReviewThe subject is sensational, but the work is never sensationalistic ... Any serious mob-watcher ... will want to have this book. Anyone who reads it with interest will join me in hoping that Reppetto writes a sequel swiftly and as well. The Sun (Baltimore) The Sun (Baltimore) "

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Book SynopsisDrawing on a lifetime of field experience, this book tells the stories of the Mafia's twentieth-century bosses, showing how men such as Sam Giancana, "Crazy Joe" Gallo, and John Gotti became household names.Trade Review"American Mafia... was lucid, concise, and devoid of sensationalism... This equally well-written sequel is cogent and coherent." - The New York Times Book Review"

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Book SynopsisProviding a picture of US involvement with international drug control from its inception to 1997, this book charts the American quest to internationalise the doctrine of drug prohibition, revealing its origins, motivation and methodologies, as well as contradictions and inconsistencies.Table of ContentsDrug prohibition in the United States and the evolution of international narcotic control, 1909-1945; the exportation of drug prohibition; US hegemony and the UN drug control system, 1945-1960; prohibition deferred; Harry Anslinger, the US and the multilateral drug control during the Cold War, 1950-1958; the spurned progeny; Harry Anslinger, the United States and the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs; the global drug prohibition regime at work.

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Book SynopsisAn up-to-date examination of Mexico's version of the "War on Drugs" that exposes the evolution of major cartels and their corruption of politicians, law-enforcement agencies, and the Army.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Ten Commandments and "El Padrino" 2. The United States Seeks Interdiction of Drugs from Colombia 3. Shift in Cocaine Flows, the Gulf Cartel, and Los Zetas 4. The Sinaloa Cartel: Its Allies and Adversaries 5. Calderón's Approach to the Drug War 6. Impact of the "Militarized Drug War" on Mexican Society 7. Peña Nieto's Approach to Combating Cartel Violence 8. The Rule of Law 9. The Enablers 10. Conclusions Appendices A: History of Drug Activities B: Major Colombian Cartels C: Evolution of the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas D: Phases in the Development of the Arellano Félix Organization E: Losses Suffered by the Arellano Félix Organization F: Overview of Cartels G: Summary of Cartels and Their Characteristics H: Prominent Kingpins Arrested/Killed during Calderón Administration I: Clashes between Military and Civilian Police: 2007–2011 J: Military Budgets and Desertions K: Mexico's Major Federal Law-Enforcement Agencies and Grassroots Forces at the Beginning of the Penã Nieto Administration L: Advisory Council for the Pact for Mexico M: Perpetrators of "Rough Justice" in Guerrero Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn 1981, a small but heavily armed force of misfits from Canada and the United States set off on a preposterous mission: invade an impoverished Caribbean country, overthrow its government in a coup d''etat, install a puppet prime minister and transform the island into a crooks'' paradise. Their leader was a Texas soldier of fortune named Mike Perdue. His lieutenant was a Canadian Nazi named Wolfgang Droege. Their destination: Dominica. For two years, they recruited fighting men, wooed investors, stockpiled weapons and forged links with the mob, leftist revolutionaries and militant Rastafarians. They called their invasion Operation Red Dog, and they were going to make millions. All that stood in their way were two federal agents from New Orleans on the biggest case of their lives.Set in the Caribbean, Canada and the American South at the end of the Cold War, and based on hundreds of pages of declassified U.S. government documents, as well as exclusive interviews with those involved, Bayou of Pigs tells the true story of Canadian and American men who tried to steal a tropical paradise.

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Book SynopsisTop crime writer Liam Houlihan documents the extraordinary rise and fall of the man they call Fat Tony, from his ascension in the drug trade to the decade long and only-now-complete struggle to hold Mokbel to account for his crimes.

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Book SynopsisPresents the story of the great Chicago crime family called The Outfit.Trade Review'Absolutely captivating! For a "Wiseguy" like me it was like going back to the neighbourhood for an education. I couldn't put it down' Henry Hill, inspiration for the film Goodfellas 'Riveting ... and a plausible historical argument about the underworld being merely a lurid reflection of America's "upperworld", which is rife with racketeering down to the tassels on a Wall Street broker's loafers' Sunday Times 'The prime virtue of THE OUTFIT is the excellence of its documentation ... Russo makes an absorbing guide' Sunday Telegraph 'Russo's amazing book gets to the heart of the Chicago Outfit ... authoritative and engrossing' Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguys and Casino

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Book SynopsisThe definitive book on the ultimate mob boss—featuring new FBI revelations, rare family photos, and never-before-published material . . .   To authorities, Frank Costello was “The Prime Minister of the Underworld” and “one of the most powerful and influential Mafia leaders in the U.S.” To friends and associates, he was simply “Uncle Frank.” Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony M. DeStefano sets out to answer who Frank Costello really was in this definitive portrait of one of the most fascinating figures in the annals of American crime . . .   Using newly released FBI files, eyewitness accounts, and family mementos, Top Hoodlum takes you inside the Mafia that Frank Costello helped build from the ground up. These are the riveting stories and stunning revelations that have inspired American crime classics like The Godfather, Casino, Goodfellas, and The Sopranos. This is the man

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Book Synopsis The explosive memoir of legendary DEA agents and the subject of the hit Netflix series Narcos, Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña For the first time, legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Pena tell the true story of how they took down Pablo Escobar. Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar''s brutal Medellin Cartel was responsible for trafficking tonnes of cocaines to North America and Europe in the 1980s and ''90s. Colombia became a war zone as his sicarios mercilessly murdered thousands of people - competitors, police and civilians - to ensure he remained Colombia''s reigning kingpin. With billions in personal income, Escobar bought off politicians and lawmen and became a hero to poorer communities by building houses and sports centres. He was untouchable. But when Escobar became one of America''s most wanted, agents Steve Murphy and Javier F Pena were tasked with ending his reign of terror. For eighteen months, Steve and JaTrade ReviewManhunters is a gripping story about two true patriots who were the difference makers in the final hunt for Pablo Escobar. They are heroes to a world that was otherwise held captive by the evil of the planet's first narco-terrorist. Their bravery is unparalleled, and we owe them a great deal of gratitude for their selfless sacrifices. It is an honor to know them and their story. * Robert Mazur, New York Times bestselling author of The Infiltrator *A fast-paced tale by two agents for the DEA who had the inside track on bringing down the most wanted man in recent U.S history. * Bruce Porter, New York Times bestselling author of Blow and Snatched *Steve Murphy and Javier Pena recount their involvement in the pursuit and ultimate victory over a savvy and ruthless killer who declared an uncivil war against his own country. Never failing to credit Colombian heroism in this gripping struggle, Murphy and Pena offer fresh details of the chase for Pablo Escobar that resulted in his defeat and reclamation of the country from the deadly forces of narco-terrorism. A must-read for any fan of Narcos! * Chris Brancato, Executive Producer, "Narcos" *Riveting. A must-read for anyone interested in one of the major campaigns on the war on drugs. * Publishers Weekly *A thriller-esque account...keep[s] the pages turning. * Kirkus Reviews *A gripping insider account of the hunt for Pablo Escobar. Brilliant, bold, and no holds barred, this is an impeccable true crime story, told by the two brave men who risked everything to bring down the world's first narco-terrorist. A five-star read! * Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Spymaster *Steve Murphy and Javier Pena are the real deal; true heroes of the drug war. Manhunters outlines the most important operation in the history of DEA; the killing of the most brutal and notorious drug lord in the world, Pablo Escobar. They give an incredible account of that day in Medellin, Colombia, when Pablo was killed by Colombian police that were supported, advised, and trained by these two American warriors who were on the scene when it all happened. This book is a great read and a critical account of DEA's finest hour * LTG (Ret.) William G. Boykin, Former Commander of U.S. Army Special Forces and Founding Member of Delta Force *Manhunters grabs you from the first page and gives you a front-row seat into the harrowing inter-agency and international hunt for the brutal narcotrafficker Pablo Escobar. Two unlikely heroes recount their stories in a way that is both compelling and captivating. * US Congresswoman Mary Bono *A compelling read about the adventures of two true American law enforcement heroes who ultimately took on the world's first narco-terrorist, the world's most wanted criminal, the world's largest cocaine baron, Pablo Escobar, and won! They include accounts of other investigations, personal challenges, and the sacrifices made not only by them but their families as well. * Barbara Comstock, former US congresswoman *Manhunters is a riveting account of two brave DEA Agents who put their lives, along with their families lives, on the line to fight the war on drugs in the US and Colombia. A must read on the take down of Pablo Escobar and the part they played in the investigation * Joe Pistone, a.k.a. Donnie Brasco *Steve and Javier's experience on the front lines of the war on drugs over the last thirty years made them an invaluable source of information for us. Their contacts, both foreign and domestic, allowed us to put together a narrative of one of the most complex, poorly reported, and misunderstood chapters in our recent past. * Eric Newman, Executive Producer, "Narcos" *

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Book SynopsisFROM THE AUTHOR OF ALL THE HIDDEN TRUTHS, WHICH IS SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD AND WON THE MCILVANNEY DEBUT PRIZE''(a) meticulous and compelling novel about the aftermath of a major crime and its effect on the affected families and investigating officers both. Set in Edinburgh, too'' - Ian Rankin ''Askew asks intricate moral questions, while never ignoring the rigours of crime'' - Daily MailDI Helen Birch faces a terrible choice - family or justice? - in the gripping second novel from the author of All the Hidden TruthsDI Birch joined the police to find her little brother, who walked out of his life one day and was never seen again. She stayed to help others, determined to seek justice where she could.On the fourteenth anniversary of Charlie''s disappearance, Birch takes part in a raid on one of Scotland''s most feared criminal organisations. It''s a good day''s work - a chance to Trade ReviewPraise for What You Pay For * : *Ambitious * Sunday Times Crime Club *Askew is a master of dialogue ... Birch is a great character ... There's a pleasing vein of dark humour ... The breakneck pace and adrenaline will leave readers as spent as the sleep-deprived DI Birch * The Scotsman *Intriguing and brilliant * The Skinny *Another top-notch slice of Scottish noir * Mail on Sunday *Askew is a writer to watch * The Sunday Times *Askew asks intricate moral questions, while never ignoring the rigours of crime * Daily Mail *Explosive... the breakneck pace and adrenaline rushes will leave readers as spent as the sleep- deprived DI Birch * The Scotsman Book of the Year *We all need some escapism right now and Claire Askew's latest book is the ideal read to help you swap your worrying Covid-19 thoughts for something grimy and gripping * Daily Record *Praise for All The Hidden Truths * . *Stunning debut... compellingly written. * Daily Mail *Gripping, heartbreaking and horrifyingly plausible. I couldn't tear myself away from this book. Claire Askew is a stunning new voice in crime fiction.As scarily plausible as it is utterly captivating, this is an absorbing and unforgettable debut. * Heat *Moving and memorable. * The Sunday Times *Splendid debut... thoughtful and well-written. * Guardian *An intricate, pacy, risky and intriguing novel.Vivid and powerful

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Book SynopsisDISCOVER THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN MAFIA - FROM A MAN WHO''S SEEN IT ALL FROM THE INSIDEIn BORGATA: RISE OF EMPIRE, former mafia member Louis Ferrante pulls back the curtain on the criminal organisation that transformed America. From the potent political cauldron of nineteenth-century Sicily to American cities such as New Orleans, New York and the gangster''s paradise of Las Vegas, Ferrante traces the social, economic and political forces that powered the mafia''s unstoppable rise. We follow the early mob as they provide alcohol to the American public during prohibition, aid U. S. Naval Intelligence during the Second World War, establish a gambling mecca in the Nevada desert - and unofficially take control of the island of Cuba.Ferrante''s vivid portrayal of early American mobsters - among them Lucky Luciano, Vito Genovese, Frank Costello and Meyer Lansky - fills in crucial gaps of mafia history to deliver the most comprehensive account yet of theTrade ReviewHighly entertaining * Wall Street Journal *A fascinating inside look at the history of the Mafia . . . Ferrante's familiarity with Mafia customs gives flesh and immediacy to what could otherwise be a rote historical tome, but he doesn't draw his authority from affiliation alone: this is a well-researched history in its own right. True crime fans will be captivated * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *It's very rare when someone from Lou's world has the heart of a writer. Criminal experiences don't usually lead to great insights. Louis Ferrante is different - his talent for storytelling shines through -- Nicholas Pileggi, author of WISE GUY and CASINOBuilding his case in concise, economical prose, Ferrante draws on an extensive knowledge of world events, mob lore and personal experience . . . a rousing memoir, meditation on world history and Mafia exposé all in one * Kirkus Reviews on MOB RULES *Being inside Ferrante's mind is an amazing experience -- Joel Stein * TIME *

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Book SynopsisAn in-depth study of the U.S. v. IBT, beginning with Giuliani's lawsuit and the politics surrounding it, and continuing with an incisive analysis of the controversial nature of the ongoing trusteeshipTrade Review"Breaking the Devils Pact tells the compelling story of the government's Herculean effort to break La Cosa Nostra's stranglehold over a notorious union. It will shock and surprise you, proving once again that the truth really is stranger than fiction" -- Randy Mastro,Litigation Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, and former federal prosecutor"Court-ordered reform of a private organization is more easily prescribed than implemented. Breaking the Devils Pact is an intriguing account of a continuing, decades-long struggle to rid a powerful union of corrupt influences. It will certainly appeal to specialists in organized crime and labor relations. Moreover, it will be of interest well beyond a North American readership. Regulatory scholars around the world will note the very real limits to what they call & enforced self-regulation. Democratic theorists will recognize the challenge of voter apathy. Sociologists of organizations will see an extreme example of inertia. Political scientists will be heartened by the apolitical nature of reform efforts over four successive presidential administrations, but disappointed with the slow pace of change. Metaphorically speaking, Breaking the Devils Pact is a mansion with many fascinating rooms." -- Peter Grabosky,FASSA, Professor, Regulatory Institutions Network, Australian National University"This book should be of interest to all those interested in racketeering law, organized crime, and the role of the government in addressing entrenched organized crime and corruption in private organizations." -- Jay Albanese * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Book Review *"This is a stunning book not only for what it says about the dramatic battle against corruption in the nation's most powerful labor union, but as well for what it says about the role of courts in effecting changes in large-scale private organizations in modern America. It is a & must read for all law and politics scholars" -- Malcolm M. Feeley,Claire Sanders Clements Dean's Professor, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at BerkTable of ContentsAcronyms and Abbreviations Preface U.S. v. IBT Timeline Principal Names 1 Introducing the Litigants and the Judge 2 The Civil RICO Complaint and Settlement 3 IBT Resistance and Judge Edelstein's Resolve: July 1989 - September 1992 4 Establishing New Disciplinary Machinery: July 1989 - September 1992 5 An Insurgent's Triumph: The IBT's 1991 Election 6 General President Carey and the IRB: 1992 - 1997 7 The 1996 Election Scandal 8 The 1998 Rerun Election and the Emerging Dominance of James P. Hoffa 9 The 2001 Election, the Demise of Project RISE, and the IRB's Third Term 10 The 2006 Election, the IRB's Fourth Term, and the Lead-Up to the 2011 Election 11 Lessons, Reflections, and Speculations Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisThe mafia has always fascinated filmmakers and television producers. Al Capone, Salvatore Giuliano, Lucky Luciano, Ciro Di Marzio, Roberto Saviano, Don Vito and Michael Corleone, and Tony Soprano are some of the historical and fictional figures that contribute to the myth of the Italian and Italian-American mafias perpetuated onscreen. This collection looks at mafia movies and television over time and across cultures, from the early classics to the Godfather trilogy and contemporary Italian films and television series. The only comprehensive collection of its type, Mafia Movies treats over fifty films and TV shows created since 1906, while introducing Italian and Italian-American mafia history and culture. The second edition includes new original essays on essential films and TV shows that have emerged since the publication of the first edition, such as Boardwalk Empire and Mob Wives, as well as a new roundtable section on Italy’s oTrade Review"Mafia Movies: A Reader is a rich resource for those interested in the representation of mafias in American and Italian productions. […] The revised edition not only has a broader scope but it has also doubled the number of contributions on about fifty productions which makes it useful both to scholars and students alike." -- Inge Lanslots, KU Leuven, Belgium * Annali d’italianistica *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Part One. Setting the Scene 1. The Corleones at Home and Abroad Dana Renga, Ohio State University 2. Gender and Violence: Four Themes in the Everyday World of Mafia Wives Jane Schneider, Graduate Center, CUNY (Emeritus) and Peter Schneider, Fordham University(Emeritus) Part Two. American Mafia Movies and Television: The Corleones at Home and Abroad 3. Wallace McCutcheon’s The Black Hand: A Different Version of a Biograph Kidnapping Vincenzo Maggitti, University of Stockholm 4 ‘Most Thrilling Subjects’: D.W. Griffith and the Biograph Revenge Films JoAnne Ruvoli, Ball State University 5. Ethnicity and the Classical Gangster Film: Mervyn LeRoy’s Little Caesar and Howard Hawks’s Scarface Norma Bouchard, San Diego State University 6. Playing Good Italian/Bad Italian on ABC’s The Untouchables Jonathan J. Cavallero, Bates College 7 Prelude to The Godfather: Martin Ritt’s The Brotherhood Robert Casillo, University of Miami 8. Michael Corleone’s Tie: Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Anthony Julian Tamburri, John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY 9. Nihilism and Mafiosita in Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets Pellegrino D’Acierno, Hofstra University 10. Thematic Patterns in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather: Part II John Paul Russo, University of Miami 11. The Sexual Politics of Loyalty in John Huston’s Prizzi’s Honor Rebecca Bauman, Fashion Institute of Technology 12. Between Postmodern Parody and Generic Hybridization: The Gangsters of Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables Norma Bouchard, San Diego State University 13. The Bandit, the Gangster, and the American Army Shorts: Michael Cimino’s The Sicilian Chiara Mazzucchelli, The University of Central Florida 14. Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas: Hybrid Storytelling between Realism and Formalism Fulvio Orsitto, California State University 15. Redemption in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather: Part III John Paul Russo, University of Miami 16. Narrating the Mafia, Las Vegas, and Ethnicity in Martin Scorsese’s Casino Claudio Bisoni, University of Bologna 17. ‘Nothing Romantic about It’: Gender and the Legacy of Crime in Abel Ferrara’s The Funeral Lara Santoro, Drew University 18. Inside the Mafia: Mike Newell’s Donnie Brasco Robert Casillo, University of Miami 19. Family Therapy: Harold Ramis’s Analyze This and the Evolution of the Gangster Genre Louis Bayman, University of Southampton 20. Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, or the Quest for a Departed (Ethnic) Identity Margherita Heyer-Caput, University of California 21. When Words Can Kill: David Chase’s The Sopranos Franco Ricci, The University of Ottawa 22. ‘Don’t Stop Believin’, Don’t Stop …’: (De)Structuring Expectations in the Final Season of The Sopranos Giancarlo Lombardi, College of Staten Island & CUNY Graduate Center 23. ‘History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Does Rhyme’: Fictionalizing History in Boardwalk Empire Paolo Russo, Oxford Brookes University 24. Mob Wives: Exploitation or Empowerment? Jacqueline Reich, Fordham University and Fatima Karin, Fordham University Part Three. Italian Mafia Movies and Television: Resistance and Myth 25. Which Law Is the Father’s? Gender and Generic Oscillation in Pietro Germi’s In the Name of the Law Danielle Hipkins, University of Exeter, University of Exeter 26. The Visible, Unexposed: Francesco Rosi’s Salvatore Giuliano Laura Wittman, Stanford University 27. Modernity, Mafia Style: Alberto Lattuada’s Mafioso Nelson Moe, Barnard College, Columbia University 28. Francesco Rosi’s Hands over the City: A Contemporary Perspective on the Camorra Anna Paparcone, Bucknell University 29. Prototypes of the Mafia: Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard Elizabeth Leake, Columbia University 30. The Failure of the Intellectual: Elio Petri’s Filming of Leonardo Sciascia’s To Each His Own Daniela Bini, University of Texas 31. Damiano Damiani’s The Day of the Owl: A Western Flirtation Piero Garofalo, University of New Hampshire 32. Smaller and Larger Families: Lina Wertmüller’s The Seduction of Mimi Thomas Harrison, University of California, Los Angeles 33. Deconstructing the Enigma: Logical Investigations in Francesco Rosi’s Lucky Luciano Gaetana Marrone, Princeton University 34. Power as Such: The Idea of the Mafia in Francesco Rosi’s Illustrious Corpses Alan O’Leary, University of Leeds 35. Marco Risi’s Forever Mary: Desperate Lives Converge in Sicilia ‘Non Bedda’ George De Stefano, Author and Critic 36. Threads of Political Violence in Italy’s Spiderweb: Giorgio Ambrosoli’s Murder in Michele Placido’s A Bourgeois Hero Carlo Testa, University of British Columbia 37. Sacrifice, Sacrament, and the Body in Ricky Tognazzi’s La scorta Myriam Swennen Ruthenberg, Florida Atlantic University 38. Pasquale Scimeca’s Placido Rizzotto: A Different View of Corleone Amy Boylan, The University of New Hampshire 39. Marco Tullio Giordana’s The Hundred Steps: The Biopic as Political Cinema George De Stefano, Author and Critic 40. Roberta Torre’s Angela: The Mafia and the ‘Woman’s Film’ Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 41. Organized Crime and Unfulfilled Promises in Gabriele Salvatores’ I’m Not Scared Michael O’Riley, Colorado College 42. Growing Up Camorrista: Antonio and Andrea Frazzi’s Certi bambini Allison Cooper, Bowdoin College 43. Lipstick and Chocolate: Paolo Sorrentino’s The Consequences of Love Mary P Wood, Birkbeck, University of London 44. The In(di)visibility of the Mafia, Politics, and Ethics in Bianchi and Nerazzini’s The Mafia Is White Robin Pickering-Iazzi, The University of Wisconsin 45. Marco Turco’s Excellent Cadavers: An Italian Tragedy Maddalena Spazzini, Richmond College 46. Dispatches from Hell: Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah Pierpaolo Antonello, The University of Cambridge 47. From Comedy to Commemoration: Pierfrancesco Diliberto’s La mafia uccide solo d’estate Millicent Marcus, Yale University 48. Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza’s Salvo: The Sound of Redemption in an Infernal Landscape Amy Boylan, The University of New Hampshire 49. Of Renegades and Game Players: Shifting Sympathies in Gomorra: la serie Giancarlo Lombardi, College of Staten Island & CUNY Graduate Center Part Four. Italy’s Other Mafias in Film and on Television: A Roundtable 50. Introduction – The Banda della Magliana, the Camorra, the ’Ndrangheta, and the Sacra Corona Unita: The Mafia On Screen beyond the Cosa Nostra Dana Renga, Ohio State University 51. Historicizing Italy’s Other Mafias: Some Considerations John Dickie, University College London 52. Romanzo criminale: Roma Caput Violandi Allison Cooper, Bowdoin College 53. Romanzo criminale: la serie Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 54. Toxic Tables: The Representation of Food in Camorra Films Amy Boylan, The University of New Hampshire 55. The New Mafia in Una vita tranquilla Giovanna De Luca, College of Charleston 56. Soap Operas Giancarlo Lombardi, College of Staten Island & CUNY Graduate Center 57. Response #1 Robert Gordon, The University of Cambridge 58. Response #2 Danielle Hipkins, University of Exeter 59. Response #3 Robin Pickering-Iazzi, The University of Wisconsin 60. Conclusion Allison Cooper, Bowdoin College Part Five. Double Takes The Godfather 61. The Godfather: Performance and Stardom Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 62. The Godfather: Adaptation Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 63. The Godfather: Gender Dana Renga, Ohio State University 64. The Godfather: Scene Analysis – Don Vito’s Office Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 65. The Godfather: Scene Analysis – The Baptism/Murder Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 66. The Godfather: Scene Analysis – The Finale Daniel Paul, The Ohio State University The Sopranos 67. The Sopranos: Antiheroic Masculinity Dana Renga, Ohio State University 68. The Sopranos: Gender Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 69. The Sopranos: (Sub)Urban Space Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 70. The Sopranos: Episode 1.01, ‘The Sopranos’ Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 71 The Sopranos: Episode 1.05, ‘College’ Sean O’Sullivan, The Ohio State University 72. The Sopranos: Episode 2.04, ‘Commendatori’ Sean O’Sullivan, The Ohio State University Romanzo criminale 73. Romanzo criminale: Performance and Stardom Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 74. Romanzo criminale: Adaptation/Transmedia Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 75. Romanzo criminale: Gender Danielle Hipkins, University of Exeter 76. Romanzo criminale: Politics and Terrorism Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 77. Romanzo criminale: Scene Analysis – The Aldo Moro Kidnapping Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 78. Romanzo criminale: Scene Analysis – The Bologna Bombing Alan O’Leary, University of Leeds Gomorrah 79. Gomorrah: Gender Elena Past, Wayne State University 80. Gomorrah: Metacinematic References Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 81. Gomorrah: Urban Space Monica Seger, William and Mary University 82. Gomorrah: Scene Analysis – Opening Sequence Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 83. Gomorrah: Scene Analysis – The Initiation of Totò Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 84. Gomorrah: Scene Analysis – The Finale Monica Seger, William and Mary University Filmography Selected Bibliography Contributors

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Book SynopsisThe mafia has always fascinated filmmakers and television producers. Al Capone, Salvatore Giuliano, Lucky Luciano, Ciro Di Marzio, Roberto Saviano, Don Vito and Michael Corleone, and Tony Soprano are some of the historical and fictional figures that contribute to the myth of the Italian and Italian-American mafias perpetuated onscreen. This collection looks at mafia movies and television over time and across cultures, from the early classics to the Godfather trilogy and contemporary Italian films and television series. The only comprehensive collection of its type, Mafia Movies treats over fifty films and TV shows created since 1906, while introducing Italian and Italian-American mafia history and culture. The second edition includes new original essays on essential films and TV shows that have emerged since the publication of the first edition, such as Boardwalk Empire and Mob Wives, as well as a new roundtable section on Italy’s Trade Review"Mafia Movies: A Reader is a rich resource for those interested in the representation of mafias in American and Italian productions. […] The revised edition not only has a broader scope but it has also doubled the number of contributions on about fifty productions which makes it useful both to scholars and students alike." -- Inge Lanslots, KU Leuven, Belgium * Annali d’italianistica *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Part One. Setting the Scene 1. The Corleones at Home and Abroad Dana Renga, Ohio State University 2. Gender and Violence: Four Themes in the Everyday World of Mafia Wives Jane Schneider, Graduate Center, CUNY (Emeritus) and Peter Schneider, Fordham University(Emeritus) Part Two. American Mafia Movies and Television: The Corleones at Home and Abroad 3. Wallace McCutcheon’s The Black Hand: A Different Version of a Biograph Kidnapping Vincenzo Maggitti, University of Stockholm 4 ‘Most Thrilling Subjects’: D.W. Griffith and the Biograph Revenge Films JoAnne Ruvoli, Ball State University 5. Ethnicity and the Classical Gangster Film: Mervyn LeRoy’s Little Caesar and Howard Hawks’s Scarface Norma Bouchard, San Diego State University 6. Playing Good Italian/Bad Italian on ABC’s The Untouchables Jonathan J. Cavallero, Bates College 7 Prelude to The Godfather: Martin Ritt’s The Brotherhood Robert Casillo, University of Miami 8. Michael Corleone’s Tie: Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Anthony Julian Tamburri, John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY 9. Nihilism and Mafiosita in Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets Pellegrino D’Acierno, Hofstra University 10. Thematic Patterns in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather: Part II John Paul Russo, University of Miami 11. The Sexual Politics of Loyalty in John Huston’s Prizzi’s Honor Rebecca Bauman, Fashion Institute of Technology 12. Between Postmodern Parody and Generic Hybridization: The Gangsters of Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables Norma Bouchard, San Diego State University 13. The Bandit, the Gangster, and the American Army Shorts: Michael Cimino’s The Sicilian Chiara Mazzucchelli, The University of Central Florida 14. Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas: Hybrid Storytelling between Realism and Formalism Fulvio Orsitto, California State University 15. Redemption in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather: Part III John Paul Russo, University of Miami 16. Narrating the Mafia, Las Vegas, and Ethnicity in Martin Scorsese’s Casino Claudio Bisoni, University of Bologna 17. ‘Nothing Romantic about It’: Gender and the Legacy of Crime in Abel Ferrara’s The Funeral Lara Santoro, Drew University 18. Inside the Mafia: Mike Newell’s Donnie Brasco Robert Casillo, University of Miami 19. Family Therapy: Harold Ramis’s Analyze This and the Evolution of the Gangster Genre Louis Bayman, University of Southampton 20. Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, or the Quest for a Departed (Ethnic) Identity Margherita Heyer-Caput, University of California 21. When Words Can Kill: David Chase’s The Sopranos Franco Ricci, The University of Ottawa 22. ‘Don’t Stop Believin’, Don’t Stop …’: (De)Structuring Expectations in the Final Season of The Sopranos Giancarlo Lombardi, College of Staten Island & CUNY Graduate Center 23. ‘History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Does Rhyme’: Fictionalizing History in Boardwalk Empire Paolo Russo, Oxford Brookes University 24. Mob Wives: Exploitation or Empowerment? Jacqueline Reich, Fordham University and Fatima Karin, Fordham University Part Three. Italian Mafia Movies and Television: Resistance and Myth 25. Which Law Is the Father’s? Gender and Generic Oscillation in Pietro Germi’s In the Name of the Law Danielle Hipkins, University of Exeter, University of Exeter 26. The Visible, Unexposed: Francesco Rosi’s Salvatore Giuliano Laura Wittman, Stanford University 27. Modernity, Mafia Style: Alberto Lattuada’s Mafioso Nelson Moe, Barnard College, Columbia University 28. Francesco Rosi’s Hands over the City: A Contemporary Perspective on the Camorra Anna Paparcone, Bucknell University 29. Prototypes of the Mafia: Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard Elizabeth Leake, Columbia University 30. The Failure of the Intellectual: Elio Petri’s Filming of Leonardo Sciascia’s To Each His Own Daniela Bini, University of Texas 31. Damiano Damiani’s The Day of the Owl: A Western Flirtation Piero Garofalo, University of New Hampshire 32. Smaller and Larger Families: Lina Wertmüller’s The Seduction of Mimi Thomas Harrison, University of California, Los Angeles 33. Deconstructing the Enigma: Logical Investigations in Francesco Rosi’s Lucky Luciano Gaetana Marrone, Princeton University 34. Power as Such: The Idea of the Mafia in Francesco Rosi’s Illustrious Corpses Alan O’Leary, University of Leeds 35. Marco Risi’s Forever Mary: Desperate Lives Converge in Sicilia ‘Non Bedda’ George De Stefano, Author and Critic 36. Threads of Political Violence in Italy’s Spiderweb: Giorgio Ambrosoli’s Murder in Michele Placido’s A Bourgeois Hero Carlo Testa, University of British Columbia 37. Sacrifice, Sacrament, and the Body in Ricky Tognazzi’s La scorta Myriam Swennen Ruthenberg, Florida Atlantic University 38. Pasquale Scimeca’s Placido Rizzotto: A Different View of Corleone Amy Boylan, The University of New Hampshire 39. Marco Tullio Giordana’s The Hundred Steps: The Biopic as Political Cinema George De Stefano, Author and Critic 40. Roberta Torre’s Angela: The Mafia and the ‘Woman’s Film’ Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 41. Organized Crime and Unfulfilled Promises in Gabriele Salvatores’ I’m Not Scared Michael O’Riley, Colorado College 42. Growing Up Camorrista: Antonio and Andrea Frazzi’s Certi bambini Allison Cooper, Bowdoin College 43. Lipstick and Chocolate: Paolo Sorrentino’s The Consequences of Love Mary P Wood, Birkbeck, University of London 44. The In(di)visibility of the Mafia, Politics, and Ethics in Bianchi and Nerazzini’s The Mafia Is White Robin Pickering-Iazzi, The University of Wisconsin 45. Marco Turco’s Excellent Cadavers: An Italian Tragedy Maddalena Spazzini, Richmond College 46. Dispatches from Hell: Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah Pierpaolo Antonello, The University of Cambridge 47. From Comedy to Commemoration: Pierfrancesco Diliberto’s La mafia uccide solo d’estate Millicent Marcus, Yale University 48. Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza’s Salvo: The Sound of Redemption in an Infernal Landscape Amy Boylan, The University of New Hampshire 49. Of Renegades and Game Players: Shifting Sympathies in Gomorra: la serie Giancarlo Lombardi, College of Staten Island & CUNY Graduate Center Part Four. Italy’s Other Mafias in Film and on Television: A Roundtable 50. Introduction – The Banda della Magliana, the Camorra, the ’Ndrangheta, and the Sacra Corona Unita: The Mafia On Screen beyond the Cosa Nostra Dana Renga, Ohio State University 51. Historicizing Italy’s Other Mafias: Some Considerations John Dickie, University College London 52. Romanzo criminale: Roma Caput Violandi Allison Cooper, Bowdoin College 53. Romanzo criminale: la serie Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 54. Toxic Tables: The Representation of Food in Camorra Films Amy Boylan, The University of New Hampshire 55. The New Mafia in Una vita tranquilla Giovanna De Luca, College of Charleston 56. Soap Operas Giancarlo Lombardi, College of Staten Island & CUNY Graduate Center 57. Response #1 Robert Gordon, The University of Cambridge 58. Response #2 Danielle Hipkins, University of Exeter 59. Response #3 Robin Pickering-Iazzi, The University of Wisconsin 60. Conclusion Allison Cooper, Bowdoin College Part Five. Double Takes The Godfather 61. The Godfather: Performance and Stardom Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 62. The Godfather: Adaptation Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 63. The Godfather: Gender Dana Renga, Ohio State University 64. The Godfather: Scene Analysis – Don Vito’s Office Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 65. The Godfather: Scene Analysis – The Baptism/Murder Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 66. The Godfather: Scene Analysis – The Finale Daniel Paul, The Ohio State University The Sopranos 67. The Sopranos: Antiheroic Masculinity Dana Renga, Ohio State University 68. The Sopranos: Gender Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 69. The Sopranos: (Sub)Urban Space Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 70. The Sopranos: Episode 1.01, ‘The Sopranos’ Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 71 The Sopranos: Episode 1.05, ‘College’ Sean O’Sullivan, The Ohio State University 72. The Sopranos: Episode 2.04, ‘Commendatori’ Sean O’Sullivan, The Ohio State University Romanzo criminale 73. Romanzo criminale: Performance and Stardom Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 74. Romanzo criminale: Adaptation/Transmedia Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 75. Romanzo criminale: Gender Danielle Hipkins, University of Exeter 76. Romanzo criminale: Politics and Terrorism Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 77. Romanzo criminale: Scene Analysis – The Aldo Moro Kidnapping Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 78. Romanzo criminale: Scene Analysis – The Bologna Bombing Alan O’Leary, University of Leeds Gomorrah 79. Gomorrah: Gender Elena Past, Wayne State University 80. Gomorrah: Metacinematic References Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 81. Gomorrah: Urban Space Monica Seger, William and Mary University 82. Gomorrah: Scene Analysis – Opening Sequence Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 83. Gomorrah: Scene Analysis – The Initiation of Totò Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 84. Gomorrah: Scene Analysis – The Finale Monica Seger, William and Mary University Filmography Selected Bibliography Contributors

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Book SynopsisThe Kosher Capones tells the fascinating story of Chicago''s Jewish gangsters from Prohibition into the 1980s. Author Joe Kraus traces these gangsters through the lives, criminal careers, and conflicts of Benjamin Zuckie the Bookie Zuckerman, last of the independent West Side Jewish bosses, and Lenny Patrick, eventual head of the Syndicate''s Jewish wing.These two men linked the early Jewish gangsters of the neighborhoods of Maxwell Street and Lawndale to the notorious Chicago Outfit that emerged from Al Capone''s criminal confederation. Focusing on the murder of Zuckerman by Patrick, Kraus introduces us to the different models of organized crime they represented, a raft of largely forgotten Jewish gangsters, and the changing nature of Chicago''s political corruption. Hard-to-believe anecdotes of corrupt politicians, seasoned killers, and in-over-their-heads criminal operators spotlight the magnitude and importance of Jewish gangsters to the story of Windy City mob rulTrade ReviewWhen the story moves forward in time, Kraus focuses on Lenny Patrick, "the central figure in Chicago Jewish organized crime," who eventually became a cooperating witness whose testimony took down the syndicate * Publisher's Weekly *Included are rich depictions of the families and lone actors involved, the rules they were expected to play by — and how those characters and motivations intertwined with political intrigue. * Southern Jewish Living *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Connecting the Dots 1. The End, or Zukie's Bad Day 2. Beyond Scarface, A Kosher Capone for Maxwell Street 3. The Sunset of 1974: Lenny Patrcik's Changing World 4. Landing in Lawndale 5. Rising in the Ranks 6. Roots of the Lawndale Machine 7. Arvey's Balancing Act 8. Syndicate Hammer 9. Sizing Up the Outfit 10. Tentacles 11. When Scarface Met Rico 12. Lenny's Circus Turn

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Book SynopsisTrying to Make It is R. V. Gundur''s journey from the US-Mexico border to America''s heartland, from America''s prisons to its streets, in search of the true story of the drug trade and the people who participate in it. The book begins in the Paso del Norte area, encompassing the sister cities of Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, which has been in the public eye as calls for securing the border persist. From there, it moves on to Phoenix, which was infamously associated with the drug trade through a series of kidnappings. Finally, the book goes on to Chicago, which has been a lightning rod of criticism for its gangs and violence. Gundur highlights the similarities and differences that exist in the American drug trade within the three sites and how they relate to current drug trade narratives in the US. At each stop, the reader is transported to the city''s historical and contemporary contexts of the drug trade and introduced to the individuals who have lived the

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book investigates the emergence and evolution of the organ trade across North Africa and Europe. Seán Columb illuminates the voices and perspectives of organ sellers and brokers to demonstrate how crime and immigration controls produce circumstances where the business of selling organs has become a feature of economic survival. Drawing on the experiences of African migrants, Trading Life brings together five years of fieldwork charting the development of the organ trade from an informal economic activity into a structured criminal network operating within and between Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Eritrea, and Europe. Ground-level analysis provides new insight into the operation of organ trading networks and the impact of current legal and policy measures in response to the organ trade. Columb reveals how investing financial and administrative resources into law enforcement and border securitization at the expense of social services has led to the convergence of illicit smuggling and organ trading networks and the development of organized crime. Trading Life delivers a powerful and grounded analysis of how economic pressures and the demands of survival force people into exploitative arrangements, like selling a kidney, that they would otherwise avoid. This fascinating and accessible book is a must-read for anyone interested in migration, organized crime, and exploitation.Trade Review"Trading Life vividly and persuasively shows that anti-trafficking law and policy directed at suppressing the organ trade in Cairo has precisely the opposite effect, predictably resulting in greater brutality and exploitation of the most vulnerable. A compelling and powerful look at how law generates violence." -- Audrey Macklin * University of Toronto *"Trading Life is a real exploration that finally gives victims a voice and allows an understanding of the mechanisms and conditions leading them to sell their organs. One of the most concrete books on organ trafficking." -- Agnès Noël * Le Monde *"This is a timely, scholarly study, based on rich and at times risky fieldwork. It will be of great interest to the general public, as well as scholars in criminology, law and society, and public policy." -- Federico Varese * Oxford University *"Columb has succeeded in writing a book that is accessible and understandable for a broad audience, including law -and policy makers, scholars, teachers and students with an interest in migration issues, exploitation, trafficking, smuggling and illicit networks. It is also insightful for those aiming to understand what happens to a market once it becomes illegal. Scientifically, Columb has provided essential building blocks that help to advance knowledge of the organ trade, both empirically and theoretically. His insights have opened up new methods of approach, demonstrating the need to incorporate corporate crime perspectives, crimmigation, and legal/state-induced forms of exploitation to the study of the organ trade. Columb's book should be a core resource for anyone studying this crime." -- Frederike Ambagtsheer * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Excavating the Organ Trade chapter abstractThe introductory chapter provides contextual background on the organ trade and outlines the key themes and arguments in the book. The current legal and policy response to the organ trade is critically examined at the international level. This analysis leads to an explanation of how law and policy produce and construct vulnerability to exploitation in organ markets. Egypt is introduced as the main research site, where in-depth narrative interviews were carried out with organ sellers, brokers, and transplant professionals. 2The Illegal Trade in Organs chapter abstractChapter 2 examines how an illegal market in organs emerged in the Egyptian-Sudanese context. Contrary to popular opinion, the organ trade is not a direct consequence of a global shortage in organs. Rather, the trade in organs is causally related to the transfer of transplant capabilities to the global South. Accordingly, the commercial expansion of the transplant industry is linked to the emergence of organ trading as an economic activity. The organ trade is thus better understood as an informal economy activity as opposed to a human trafficking offense. 3Organ Trading Networks chapter abstractThe findings in Chapter 3 reflect personal encounters with Sudanese (North and South) nationals who sold or arranged the sale of kidneys. Their accounts provide unique insights into the organization and activities of organ trading networks in Cairo and the political and social arrangements that compel people to consider selling a kidney. 4Disqualified Bodies chapter abstractChapter 4 examines the background conditions and legal structures that underpin exploitative relations in organ markets. Although some of the study respondents were physically coerced into organ removal, it is exploitation experienced at the structural level that ultimately pushes people into organ sale. In this regard, the oppressive processes of exploitation that position migrant populations as organ sellers in Cairo are explored through the social and legal context in which migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees have sold a kidney. The wider implications of legal measures established in response to reports of organ trafficking are considered. 5Exodus chapter abstractChapter 5 engages with the narratives of African migrants who attempted to make the journey to Europe using irregular routes. Unable to finance the cost of travel, people smugglers (referred to as samsara by the respondents) encouraged them to sell a kidney to raise the necessary capital. The experiences of the Sudanese, Eritrean, and Ethiopian migrants interviewed in Cairo are used to examine the impact of crime and immigration controls on informal market dynamics and to explore the convergence of smuggling and organ trading networks in Cairo's informal economy. 6Organ(ized) Crime chapter abstractChapter 6 explores how changes to the regulatory environment influenced the level of physical violence involved in the organ trade and the organizational structure of a criminal group operating within and between Khartoum, Sudan, and Cairo, Egypt. The criminal organization described in this chapter should not be taken as representative of the organ trade as a whole, as it exists in Egypt or elsewhere. It does, however, signal a need for policy change to prevent the development of more pernicious forms of organized crime. 7Regulating the Organ Trade chapter abstractThe adverse effects of crime and immigration policies suggest that more far-reaching legal reforms are needed with regard to the organ trade and to other forms of exploitation nominally defined as trafficking offenses. In this final chapter alternative regulatory approaches beyond criminal sanction are explored.

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Book SynopsisDigital Pirates examines the unauthorized creation, distribution, and consumption of movies and music in Brazil. Alexander Sebastian Dent offers a new definition of piracy as indispensable to current capitalism alongside increasing global enforcement of intellectual property (IP). Complex and capricious laws might prohibit it, but piracy remains a core activity of the twenty-first century. Combining the tools of linguistic and cultural anthropology with models from media studies and political economy, Digital Pirates reveals how the dynamics of IP and piracy serve as strategies for managing the gaps between texts—in this case, digital content. Dent's analysis includes his fieldwork in and around São Paulo with pirates, musicians, filmmakers, police, salesmen, technicians, policymakers, politicians, activists, and consumers. Rather than argue for rigid positions, he suggests that Brazilians are pulled in multiple directions according to the injunctions of international governance, localized pleasure, magical consumption, and economic efficiency. Through its novel theorization of "digital textuality," this book offers crucial insights into the qualities of today's mediascape as well as the particularized political and cultural norms that govern it. The book also shows how twenty-first century capitalism generates piracy and its enforcement simultaneously, while producing fraught consumer experiences in Latin America and beyond.Trade Review"Digital Pirates is an insightful and often beautiful exploration of digitization as a dissolving agent for older cultural forms, a catalyst for new ones, and a context for reconsolidating the boundaries that define markets, institutions, laws, and publics. Alex Dent moves fluidly between theoretical and empirical registers to weave a rich account of lived experience in Brazil that illuminates global cultural change." -- Joe Karaganis * Columbia University *"Smart, sly, and generatively disconcerting, Digital Pirates is an ethnographically textured and theoretically rambunctious charting of emerging mediascapes. Dent provides a complex and challenging account of contemporary Brazil and a principled exploration of the unpredictable resonances at the contested confluence of media, technology, regulatory regimes, and creativity. And he does so with piratical panache." -- Donald L. Brenneis * University of California, Santa Cruz *

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book investigates the emergence and evolution of the organ trade across North Africa and Europe. Seán Columb illuminates the voices and perspectives of organ sellers and brokers to demonstrate how crime and immigration controls produce circumstances where the business of selling organs has become a feature of economic survival. Drawing on the experiences of African migrants, Trading Life brings together five years of fieldwork charting the development of the organ trade from an informal economic activity into a structured criminal network operating within and between Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Eritrea, and Europe. Ground-level analysis provides new insight into the operation of organ trading networks and the impact of current legal and policy measures in response to the organ trade. Columb reveals how investing financial and administrative resources into law enforcement and border securitization at the expense of social services has led to the convergence of illicit smuggling and organ trading networks and the development of organized crime. Trading Life delivers a powerful and grounded analysis of how economic pressures and the demands of survival force people into exploitative arrangements, like selling a kidney, that they would otherwise avoid. This fascinating and accessible book is a must-read for anyone interested in migration, organized crime, and exploitation.Trade Review"Trading Life vividly and persuasively shows that anti-trafficking law and policy directed at suppressing the organ trade in Cairo has precisely the opposite effect, predictably resulting in greater brutality and exploitation of the most vulnerable. A compelling and powerful look at how law generates violence." -- Audrey Macklin * University of Toronto *"Trading Life is a real exploration that finally gives victims a voice and allows an understanding of the mechanisms and conditions leading them to sell their organs. One of the most concrete books on organ trafficking." -- Agnès Noël * Le Monde *"This is a timely, scholarly study, based on rich and at times risky fieldwork. It will be of great interest to the general public, as well as scholars in criminology, law and society, and public policy." -- Federico Varese * Oxford University *"Columb has succeeded in writing a book that is accessible and understandable for a broad audience, including law -and policy makers, scholars, teachers and students with an interest in migration issues, exploitation, trafficking, smuggling and illicit networks. It is also insightful for those aiming to understand what happens to a market once it becomes illegal. Scientifically, Columb has provided essential building blocks that help to advance knowledge of the organ trade, both empirically and theoretically. His insights have opened up new methods of approach, demonstrating the need to incorporate corporate crime perspectives, crimmigation, and legal/state-induced forms of exploitation to the study of the organ trade. Columb's book should be a core resource for anyone studying this crime." -- Frederike Ambagtsheer * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Excavating the Organ Trade chapter abstractThe introductory chapter provides contextual background on the organ trade and outlines the key themes and arguments in the book. The current legal and policy response to the organ trade is critically examined at the international level. This analysis leads to an explanation of how law and policy produce and construct vulnerability to exploitation in organ markets. Egypt is introduced as the main research site, where in-depth narrative interviews were carried out with organ sellers, brokers, and transplant professionals. 2The Illegal Trade in Organs chapter abstractChapter 2 examines how an illegal market in organs emerged in the Egyptian-Sudanese context. Contrary to popular opinion, the organ trade is not a direct consequence of a global shortage in organs. Rather, the trade in organs is causally related to the transfer of transplant capabilities to the global South. Accordingly, the commercial expansion of the transplant industry is linked to the emergence of organ trading as an economic activity. The organ trade is thus better understood as an informal economy activity as opposed to a human trafficking offense. 3Organ Trading Networks chapter abstractThe findings in Chapter 3 reflect personal encounters with Sudanese (North and South) nationals who sold or arranged the sale of kidneys. Their accounts provide unique insights into the organization and activities of organ trading networks in Cairo and the political and social arrangements that compel people to consider selling a kidney. 4Disqualified Bodies chapter abstractChapter 4 examines the background conditions and legal structures that underpin exploitative relations in organ markets. Although some of the study respondents were physically coerced into organ removal, it is exploitation experienced at the structural level that ultimately pushes people into organ sale. In this regard, the oppressive processes of exploitation that position migrant populations as organ sellers in Cairo are explored through the social and legal context in which migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees have sold a kidney. The wider implications of legal measures established in response to reports of organ trafficking are considered. 5Exodus chapter abstractChapter 5 engages with the narratives of African migrants who attempted to make the journey to Europe using irregular routes. Unable to finance the cost of travel, people smugglers (referred to as samsara by the respondents) encouraged them to sell a kidney to raise the necessary capital. The experiences of the Sudanese, Eritrean, and Ethiopian migrants interviewed in Cairo are used to examine the impact of crime and immigration controls on informal market dynamics and to explore the convergence of smuggling and organ trading networks in Cairo's informal economy. 6Organ(ized) Crime chapter abstractChapter 6 explores how changes to the regulatory environment influenced the level of physical violence involved in the organ trade and the organizational structure of a criminal group operating within and between Khartoum, Sudan, and Cairo, Egypt. The criminal organization described in this chapter should not be taken as representative of the organ trade as a whole, as it exists in Egypt or elsewhere. It does, however, signal a need for policy change to prevent the development of more pernicious forms of organized crime. 7Regulating the Organ Trade chapter abstractThe adverse effects of crime and immigration policies suggest that more far-reaching legal reforms are needed with regard to the organ trade and to other forms of exploitation nominally defined as trafficking offenses. In this final chapter alternative regulatory approaches beyond criminal sanction are explored.

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Book SynopsisDigital Pirates examines the unauthorized creation, distribution, and consumption of movies and music in Brazil. Alexander Sebastian Dent offers a new definition of piracy as indispensable to current capitalism alongside increasing global enforcement of intellectual property (IP). Complex and capricious laws might prohibit it, but piracy remains a core activity of the twenty-first century. Combining the tools of linguistic and cultural anthropology with models from media studies and political economy, Digital Pirates reveals how the dynamics of IP and piracy serve as strategies for managing the gaps between texts—in this case, digital content. Dent's analysis includes his fieldwork in and around São Paulo with pirates, musicians, filmmakers, police, salesmen, technicians, policymakers, politicians, activists, and consumers. Rather than argue for rigid positions, he suggests that Brazilians are pulled in multiple directions according to the injunctions of international governance, localized pleasure, magical consumption, and economic efficiency. Through its novel theorization of "digital textuality," this book offers crucial insights into the qualities of today's mediascape as well as the particularized political and cultural norms that govern it. The book also shows how twenty-first century capitalism generates piracy and its enforcement simultaneously, while producing fraught consumer experiences in Latin America and beyond.Trade Review"Digital Pirates is an insightful and often beautiful exploration of digitization as a dissolving agent for older cultural forms, a catalyst for new ones, and a context for reconsolidating the boundaries that define markets, institutions, laws, and publics. Alex Dent moves fluidly between theoretical and empirical registers to weave a rich account of lived experience in Brazil that illuminates global cultural change." -- Joe Karaganis * Columbia University *"Smart, sly, and generatively disconcerting, Digital Pirates is an ethnographically textured and theoretically rambunctious charting of emerging mediascapes. Dent provides a complex and challenging account of contemporary Brazil and a principled exploration of the unpredictable resonances at the contested confluence of media, technology, regulatory regimes, and creativity. And he does so with piratical panache." -- Donald L. Brenneis * University of California, Santa Cruz *

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Book SynopsisFans of Peter James and his bestselling Roy Grace series of crime novels know that his books draw on in-depth research into the lives of Brighton and Hove police and are set in a world every bit as gritty as the real thing. His friend Graham Bartlett was a long-serving detective in the city once described as Britain's 'crime capital'. Together, in Death Comes Knocking, they have written a gripping account of the city's most challenging cases, taking the reader from crime scenes and incident rooms to the morgue, and introducing some of the real-life detectives who inspired Peter James's characters. Whether it's the murder of a dodgy nightclub owner and his family in Sussex's worst non-terrorist mass murder or the race to find the abductor of a young girl, tracking down the antique trade's most notorious 'knocker boys' or nailing an audacious ring of forgers, hunting for a cold-blooded killer who executed a surfer or catching a pair who kidnapped a businessman, leaving him severely beaten, to die on a hillside, the authors skilfully evoke the dangerous inside story of policing, the personal toll it takes and the dedication of those who risk their lives to keep the public safe.

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Book SynopsisNo one can deny that mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi are two of the most brutal killers in American history—not even the two gangsters themselves. But a jury denied the Davis family closure for the slaying of Debbie Davis, Flemmi's beautiful young girlfriend, who went missing in 1981 and whose remains were found nearly twenty years later under the Neponset River Bridge in Quincy, Massachusetts.Now serving a life sentence, Stephen Flemmi testified in graphic detail how he lured Debbie to a house in South Boston where Bulger jumped out of the shadows and strangled her to death. Flemmi then extracted her teeth and buried her body by the Neponset River while Bulger watched. Bulger wanted Debbie dead, Flemmi claimed, because she knew that the two men were meeting with an FBI agent named John Connolly. That, and he might have been jealous of the time Flemmi and Debbie were spending together. Throughout his trial, Bulger stubbornly insisted that he never would have committed the dishonorable act of killing a woman. In the end, it was one stone-cold murderer's testimony against another's.In Impact Statement, veteran journalist Bob Halloran looks at the devastating impact Bulger and Flemmi have had on the Davis family, whose longstanding relationship with the two mobsters cost them a father, two sisters, and a brother. Through up-to-the-minute coverage of Bulger's criminal trial and extensive interviews with Debbie's brother Steve Davis, a one-time protégé of Flemmi's and now an outspoken advocate for the victims' families, Halloran has pieced together this unique and compelling story of a family's quest for justice.Trade Review“Whitey Bulger was one of the most notorious murderers in U.S. history, whose legend was enabled by corrupt FBI officials. In Impact Statement, Bob Halloran provides an intimate view of the personal toll of Bulger’s crimes, as he lets us not only see, but also feel, the impact on the family of one of his victims, Debbie Davis. Heartbreaking!” -- Mike Farris, attorney and author of A Death in the Islands: The Unwritten Law and the Last Trial of Clarence Darrow”“A tough-as-nails portrait of the close-knit connection among organized crime, the FBI, and the deaths of innocent people.”—Kirkus Reviews“Whitey Bulger was one of the most notorious murderers in U.S. history, whose legend was enabled by corrupt FBI officials. In Impact Statement, Bob Halloran provides an intimate view of the personal toll of Bulger’s crimes, as he lets us not only see, but also feel, the impact on the family of one of his victims, Debbie Davis. Heartbreaking!” -- Mike Farris, attorney and author of A Death in the Islands: The Unwritten Law and the Last Trial of Clarence Darrow”

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Book SynopsisSometimes the best intentions can have the worst results. In 1908, British reformers banned the export of Indian opium to China. As a result, the world price of opium soared to a new high and a century of lucrative drug smuggling began. Just as the banning of alcohol in America during Prohibition made illicit fortunes for the Mafia and other gangsters, organized criminals grew rich on the trade of illegal narcotics throughout the British Empire.Empire of Crime introduces the reader to a whole new collection of heroes and villains, including US international drug-buster Harry J. Anslinger, Shanghai underworld master criminal Du Yue-sheng, and tough North-West Frontier police chief Lieutenant Colonel Roos-Keppel, nemesis of Afghan criminal gangs. The book shows how gangsters exploited the Empire’s global trade routes to establish criminal networks across the world. In many ways, these early drug dealers were the forerunners of today’s cartels.Digging deep into colonial archives, author Tim Newark weaves hidden reports, secret government files, and personal letters together with first-hand accounts to tell this epic but little-known story of the battle between law enforcement and organized crime.Trade Review“Snappy as Spillane, this book is packed with girls, guns and guts. The violent milieu explored by Newark is not South Side Chicago but the British Empire.” —Independent“Probing areas which historians have usually tactfully avoided, Newark has lifted the curtain on a hidden era of the British Empire.” —The Herald“Tim Newark's vivid account of the exploits of law enforcement agents during the British Empire is captivating. He brings to life these talented international policemen - the drug-busting cops of the day - superbly. Agatha Christie meets The Godfather!”—Andrew Roberts, author of The Storm of War“As fascinating and exciting as any crime novel, a truly gripping exposé.”—Ian Knight, author of Zulu Rising“Probing areas which historians have usually tactfully avoided, Newark has lifted the curtain on a hidden era of the British Empire.”—Glasgow Herald“History as it's meant to be: clear, unpretentious, exciting, authoritative and enthusiastic . . . unquestionably one of my books of the year.”—City AM

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Book SynopsisThere are many conflicting stories about who Ronnie and Reggie Kray were. Films depicting their lives have made the public vilify them, adore them and even admire them. This guide book will dig a little deeper into the places they spent their time. Many of the places are renowned as the stomping grounds of the devious duo, but there are one or two exclusives that are not yet covered anywhere else, including the untold story of their lifelong hairdresser. Chapter by chapter, a map of their lives will reveal itself, making this the perfect read for anybody around the world interested in London's gangster scene.

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Book SynopsisJoin the deadly journey of cocaine, from farmer to kingpin.Meet Maria. Maria doesn’t see herself as a criminal. She’s just a farmhand picking the crops that never lose money: coca.This is Cachote. He prays to the Virgin of the Assassins that his bullets find their target. If he misses, he’ll have to answer to the cartel who pay him to take out their enemies.Pedro works the coca labs. But this laboratory is hidden deep in the jungle, and he turns coca leaves in to coca paste, a step just short of cocaine.And finally, here is Alex. Alex is a drug-lord and decides where the drug goes next: into Europe or the US. And he wields the power of life and death over everyone around him.In Kilo, Toby Muse takes us deeper into the drug trade than ever before, following a kilo of cocaine as it travels from its origins to the street. On the ground in the drug war for over a decade, earning the trust of those involved on all sides, Toby Muse takes us with him through the endless blood-soaked horror and economic logic at every level of the journey of the world’s most alluring and dangerous drug. We come to meet and ultimately understand the tainted personal psychology and motivations of each player in this dark El Dorado. But there are no winners here. Anyone who tries to hold the power of the ‘white goddess’ cocaine is ultimately undone, violently stripped of their humanity, their souls and their lives in this endless, pointless dance of death.Trade ReviewKilo is one of the best books I've read on the cocaine trade... Forget all the TV stuff, this is the real deal * Max Daly, Vice *Poetic but also brilliant journalism. I loved it. One of the best books on drugs ever written * Mark Townsend, Observer *Absolutely hair-raising * Sam Leith *Compelling and unforgettable. With Kilo, cocaine now has its own Dispatches. - The New Yorker * The New Yorker *In Kilo, Toby Muse teleports the reader into the mad, bloody, tragic world of Colombian cocaine trafficking. You can feel the beats at the discos packed with drug lords and beauty queens; smell the sweat of laborers toiling in the coca fields for a pittance; hear the dog of the gun slinger barking in the barrio. In doing so, he pens a love letter to one of the most beautiful and bloodiest countries on earth * Ioan Grillo, author of El Narco and Blood Gun Money *

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Book SynopsisLive on the wrong side of the law with Britain’s gangsters, Peaky Blinders, godfathers, robbers, informers, kingpins, vice lords and career criminals***The Sunday Times Bestseller ***With stories of murder, theft, fraud and treachery, The Underworld is a deep-dive into the history of professional and organised crime in Britain. From the racetrack gangs and the smash-and-grab merchants, through the Soho vice bosses and the Kray twins, to the Great Train Robbers, the Hatton Garden burglars and the new wave of international hit-men and drug and sex traffickers, Duncan Campbell exposes the dark underbelly of Britain.A unique perspective – told by the criminals themselves and the detective who pursued them – this is a definitive history from the very beginning to the present day.Trade ReviewWhen it comes to stellar crime reporting, Duncan Campbell is the absolute maestro * Baroness Helena Kennedy QC *Duncan Campbell remains one of the very few journalists who has retained the criminal fraternity’s trust and respect * Howard Marks, author of Mr Nice *

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Book SynopsisDavid Teale: groomed by the twins, controlled by threats, raped by Ronnie, falsely imprisoned by the State for his 'own protection' as younger brother of Kray-informer Bobby. Turns out that's only half the story. David first met the Krays when he was seventeen years old. He was drawn into London's underworld, and became Ronnie's reluctant foot soldier, driver, errand boy. He was close to murder, and witnessed menaces and the increasingly psychotic behaviours of the most feared men in gangster land. Unbeknown to David, his brother Bobby had bravely turned informer at great risk to his own safety and that of his brothers. That had its own consequences. But why, when the police were being furnished with eye-witness statements, from an impeccable source, were they seemingly incapable of bringing the twins to justice? The Krays were untouchable. After tireless research through newly released documents in the National Archives, and piecing together previously classified information together with his own, first-hand knowledge of the time, David Teale uncovers the shocking new truth, revealed in this book for the first time. David's story rewrites True Crime history.

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Book SynopsisShortlisted for the Book of the Year and Audiobook of the Year at the 2023 True Crime AwardsStreet kid turned undercover cop. 'This time he wasn't getting up. Neither were the two young women he'd just murdered. The two unarmed young police officers he cut down in a hail of 32 bullets and the fragments of a grenade, ending their promising lives so savagely, so senselessly. I felt empty. Cold. How had it come to this?'Shay Doyle grew up on a tough Manchester council estate where drugs and gangs were rife. A life of crime would have been an easy path to take. So it went against everything that was expected of him when he joined the police.It wasn't long before Shay's prodigious talent caught the attention of the top and he was called upon to join the secret Level 1 undercover unit, Omega. He was given a new identity and his DNA and fingerprints were removed from the national database.In a distinguished covert career spanning 17 years, Shay led covert operations tackling high-profile murder cases and came face to face with some of Britain's most dangerous gangsters, often risking his own life. But there would be a heavy price to pay for a life in the shadows, where any mistake could have lethal consequences...Trade ReviewA phenomenal story of the life of a Level 1 undercover police officer with the courage to step into the lion's den every day, not knowing if it would be his last. -- James Deegan

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