Organized Crime: A Cultural Introduction

by Antonio Nicaso and Marcel Danesi

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367461277
• ISBN13: 9780367461270
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"