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02931aam a22003498i 4500 001 8FF0E67646CE11EDAEABB6A229ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221008010026 008 201019t20212021nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020044958 020 $a 0367461277 020 $a 9780367461270 020 $a 0367461269 020 $a 9780367461263 035 $a (OCoLC)1201695553 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d EAU $d BDX $d QX7 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 100 1 $a Nicaso, Antonio, $e author. 245 10 $a Organized crime : $b a cultural introduction / $c Antonio Nicaso and Marcel Danesi. 264 1 $a Abingdon, Oxon ; $b Routledge, $c 2021. 300 $a xii, 286 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a What is organized crime? -- The Italian Mafias -- Other criminal organizations -- Organization -- The players -- Codes -- The made man -- The women -- Resources -- The business agenda -- Strategic violence -- Secret communication -- Popular culture -- Cyberspace -- Theories -- Tribalism and adaptability -- Epilogue. 520 $a "This book aims to describe and demystify what makes criminal gangs so culturally powerful. It examines their codes of conduct, initiation rites, secret communications methods, origin myths, symbols, and the like that imbue the gangsters with the pride and nonchalance that goes hand in hand with their criminal activities. Mobsters are everywhere in the movies, on television, and on websites. Contemporary societies are clearly fascinated by them. Why is this so? What feature and constituents of organized criminal gangs that make them so emotionally powerful-to themselves and others? These are the questions that have guided the writing of this textbook, which is intended as an introduction to organized crime from the angle of cultural analysis. Key topics include: An historic overview of organized crime, including the social, economic and cultural conditions that favour its development; A review of the type of people who make up organized gangs, and the activities in which they engage; The symbols, rituals, codes and language that characterize criminal institutions; The relationship between organized crime and cybercrime; The role of women in organized crime; Drugs and narco-terrorism; Media portrayals of organized crime. Organized Crime includes case studies and offers an accessible, interdisciplinary approach to the subject of organised crime. It is essential reading for students engaged with organized crime across criminology, sociology, anthropology and psychology"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Organized crime. 650 0 $a Transnational crime. 650 0 $a Mafia. 650 0 $a Gangs. 941 $a 1 952 $l OPAX566 $d 20221008011657.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8FF0E67646CE11EDAEABB6A229ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b UIRInitiate Another SILO Locator Search