| Publication |
Great Britain, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2004.
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| Description |
192pBlack Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
The criminal underworld revealed. An international web of crime. The first fully illustrated book to profile all of the major organized crime syndicates operating in the world today.
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| Contents |
What is organized crime?
Defining organized crime
Organized crime activities
Exploiting the human condition
Supplying the illicit
Extortion and protection
Manipulating money
Organized crime groups
The Sicilian mafia
Other Italian groups
Organized crime in Britain
The Russian mafia
Organized crime in Albania
The Yakuza
The Triads and the Tongs
The American Mafia
Outlaw motorcycle gangs
The Mexican Cartels
Yardies and Posses
The Medellin and Cali Cartels
Index
Acknowledgements
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| Standard Number |
1405300000 Hb.
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