Organized crime and American power : a history / Michael Woodiwiss.
Organized crime and American power : a history / Michael Woodiwiss.
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Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2001.
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N364.106/47
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English
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Physical content
xii, 468 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Old World Antecedents and the Rise of American Power -- 2. Whitewash: Racism, Xenophobia, and the Origins of 'Organized Crime' in the United States -- 3. Organized Crime and Corporate Power, 1865-1950 -- 4. America's Moral Crusade and the Organization of Illegal Markets, 1789-1950 -- 5. Organized...
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Publisher
Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2001.
Place of Publication
Ontario
Date Published
c2001.
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In Organized Crime and American Power, Michael Woodiwiss argues that organized criminal activity has never been a serious threat to established economic and political power structures in the United States but rather is often a fluid, variable, and open-ended phenomenon that has, in fact, complemented those structures."--BOOK JACKET....
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Organized crime and American power : a history / Michael Woodiwiss.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2001.
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N364.106/47
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74Vv0Rdqp3QX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv0Rdqp3QX
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0802082785 (pbk.)
9780802047007 (bound)
0802047009 (bound)
9780802082787 (pbk.)
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364.1060973
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991015769589702626
