Organized Crime
a cultural introduction
$272.80
- Hardcover
348 pages
- Release Date
20 August 2025
Summary
Decoding the Underworld: An Inside Look at Organized Crime
This book aims to describe and demystify what makes organized criminal groups so culturally powerful. It examines their codes of conduct, initiation rites, secret communication methods, origin myths, symbols, and lifestyles that imbue them with the pride and nonchalance that go hand in hand with their criminal activities. Mobsters are everywhere, in the movies, on television, and in the Metaverse. Contemporary societies acro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781041002178 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1041002173 |
| Author: | Antonio Nicaso, Marcel Danesi |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 348 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Antonio Nicaso
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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