Organized Crime: A Cultural Introduction
Author:   Antonio Nicaso ,  Marcel Danesi
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
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9781041002178


Pages:   356
Publication Date:   14 August 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Antonio Nicaso ,  Marcel Danesi
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9781041002178


ISBN 10:   1041002173
Pages:   356
Publication Date:   14 August 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. What Is Organized Crime?, 2. Theories, 3. The Italian Mafias, 4. Other Criminal Organizations, 5. Organization, 6. The Players, 7. Codes, 8. The Made Man, 9. The Women, 10. Resources, 11. The Business Agenda, 12. Strategic Violence, 13. Symbols, Myths, Traditions, 14. Communications, 15. Hybrid Criminality, 16. The Age of AI, 17. A Gang Instinct, 18. Popular Culture, 19. Policing, 20. Epilogue

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Antonio Nicaso teaches courses on the social history of organized crime and Mafia culture at Queen's University, Canada. He is a leading expert on Mafia and Mafia-like criminal organizations in the world. He has published extensively on organized crime, including many bestsellers. Marcel Danesi is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Toronto, where he taught courses on forensic semiotics. He has published extensively in the fields of linguistics, semiotics, and forensic semiotics.

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