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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Dostęp online:Electronic book from EBSCO
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1. autor: Lombardo, Robert M.
Format: E-book
Język:English
Wydane:Urbana : University of Illinois Press, Ã2013.
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Streszczenie: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.
Opis fizyczny:1 online resource (xv, 257 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0252094484
9780252094484
1283901706
9781283901703
Ograniczenie dostępu:Access limited to authorized users.