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050 0 0 _aHV6453.A38
_b2015
082 0 0 _a364.106094965
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100 1 _aArsovska, Jana,
_d1981-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aDecoding Albanian organized crime :
_bculture, politics, and globalization /
_cJana Arsovska.
264 1 _aOakland, California :
_bUniversity of California Press,
_c[2015]
300 _axxx, 280 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 237-266) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: ethnic mob on the rise -- Why we do what we do -- On the run: Albanians going West -- Iron ties: in blood we trust -- Violence, honor, and secrecy -- Sex, guns, and extortion -- Conclusion: dangerous hybrids? what now?
520 _a"The expansion of organized crime across national borders has become a key security concern for the international community. In this theoretically and empirically vibrant portrait of a global phenomenon, Jana Arsovska examines some of the most widespread myths about the so-called Albanian Mafia. Based on more than a decade of research, including interviews with victims, offenders, and law enforcement across ten countries, as well as court files and confidential intelligence reports, Decoding Albanian Organized Crime provides a comprehensive overview of the causes, codes of conduct, activities, migration, and structure of Albanian organized crime groups in the Balkans, Western Europe, and the United States. Paying particular attention to the dynamic relationships among culture, politics, and organized crime, the book develops a framework for understanding the global growth of the criminal underworld and provides a model for future comparative research"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 _aOrganized crime
_zAlbania.
650 0 _aOrganized crime
_zBalkan Peninsula.
650 0 _aOrganized crime
_zEurope, Western.
650 0 _aOrganized crime
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aTransnational crime.
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