Politics of Organized Crime and the Organized Crime of Politics

A Study in Criminal Power

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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More than simply a study of the mafia, Alfredo Schulte-Bockholt's work argues that collaboration between political science and criminology is critical to understanding the real nature of organized crime and its power. Schulte-Bockholt looks at specific case studies from Asia, Latin America, and Europe as he develops a theoretical discussion—drawing on the thought of Max Horkheimer, Theodor Adorno, and Antonio Gramsci—of the intimate connections between criminal groups and elite structures. Ranging from an historical discussion of the world drug economy to an examination of the evolution of organized crime in the former Soviet Union, the book extends into a consideration of the possible future development of organized crime in the age of advanced globalization.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-03-03
Mått139 x 228 x 20 mm
Vikt413 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCritical Perspectives on Crime and Inequality
Antal sidor260
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780739113585

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Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 A Neo-Marxist Explanation of Organized CrimeChapter 3 Historical Observations on 'Clear[ly] and Present[ly] Danger[ous]' Plant LifeChapter 4 A Tale of Two Coups: Shanghai 1927 and La Paz 1980Chapter 5 Elites, Cocaine, and Power in Colombia and PeruChapter 6 Beyond Modern Capitalism: Soviet and Post-Soviet Organized CrimeChapter 7 Beyond Modern Capitalism: Mercantile PiracyChapter 8 The Racket and New World Disorder: Control and Domination in the Age of GlobalizationChapter 9 Conclusion

For years I have known, followed and much admired Alfredo's frontline reporting on drug wars, especially those in and around the Andes against coca. He has found and well documented a heart of darkness in his and my field, criminal justice or criminology, globally. Every student of crime and criminal justice should know what he reports in this enormously important report on organized crime and corruption in the Americas.