Organized crime in Chicago : beyond the Mafia /

Lombardo provides a comprehensive sociological explanation for the emergence and continuation of organized crime in Chicago. Tracing the roots of political corruption that afforded protection to gambling, prostitution, and other vice activity in Chicago, he challenges the dominant belief that organi...

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Lombardo, Robert M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:Urbana : University of Illinois Press, Ã2013.
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Summary:Lombardo provides a comprehensive sociological explanation for the emergence and continuation of organized crime in Chicago. Tracing the roots of political corruption that afforded protection to gambling, prostitution, and other vice activity in Chicago, he challenges the dominant belief that organized crime in America descends directly from the Sicilian Mafia.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 257 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0252094484
9780252094484
1283901706
9781283901703
Access:Access limited to authorized users.