{"product_id":"organized-crime-in-chicago-9780252078781","title":"Organized Crime in Chicago","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplaining Chicago's mix of crime, corruption, and politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lombardo argues persuasively that organized crime is not a foreign deviance implanted by will but rather a condition made possible by circumstances of the place. Recommended.\"--Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eOrganized Crime in Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers a revealing glimpse into the larger-than-life personalities that inhabited the netherworld of crime, such as members of 'The 42,' a boys' gang organized in the 1930s by seventh graders.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Historian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Lombardo recounts more than 100 years of the rise and decline of various criminal organizations, including the Syndicates, the Forty-Two Gang, and the Outfit, in this history explaining the role of organized crime in Chicago.  Because Chicago crime is depicted in many popular books and movies, this history will find eager readers everywhere.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Robert M. Lombardo's book deflates the theory that organized crime in the United States was imported from Italy, and he provides ample evidence to prove that organized crime in the city evolved from social structure, frontier immorality, and political corruption.  \u003ci\u003eOrganized Crime in Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e should be on the reading lists for true crime enthusiasts and students of Chicago history and criminal history.\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138112094551,"sku":"9780252078781","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252078781.jpg?v=1751918035","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/organized-crime-in-chicago-9780252078781","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}