- Paperback: 640 pages
- Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc; 1st Da Capo Press Ed edition (1 Aug 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0306805359
- ISBN-13: 978-0306805356
- Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 21.6 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,219,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Organized crime reaches into almost every business worldwide, from the cleaning of restaurant tablecloths to the production of high-tech equipment; crime syndicates control entire neighborhoods, cities, and even nations. From its crude origins at the turn of the century to its present-day sophistication, organized crime has been marked by intimidation, corruption, and murder. World Encyclopedia of Organized Crime is an excursion into the underworld that uncovers the international scopeand historical rootsof todays organized crime. Brilliantly catalogued by the dean of American true-crime writers, Jay Robert Nash, this volume profiles the notorious gangsters, crime families, cartels, and gangland events that have shaped world history. Here are gangs such as the Dead Rabbits and the Whyos, who controlled nineteenth-century New York; gangsters such as Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Legs Diamond, and Dutch Schultz, who brought crime to new heights of money-making and bloodshed; and contemporary organizations such as the Medelln Cartel, the Pizza Connection gangsters, the Yakuza gangs of Japan, and New Yorks powerful Gambino family. With hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries, an international guide to organized crime, a rogues gallery, and an extensive bibliography, World Encyclopedia of Organized Crime is the most comprehensive and authoritative source on the subject ever compiled.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a well written encyclopedia with a lot of info on organized crime. One of its' (minor) faults is that it's in need of being updated with the latest developments (say the last 10 years). What I would also like to see are the family trees of the known organizations/families. Otherwise top notch.
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I was pleased to receive the book in good condition, seeing it was an ex-library copy. Itfulfilled it's purpose, which was to check a reference in connection with family history research. A good buy at the price. Thanks.
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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
It's not about the World - just the U.S.
26 Sep 1999
Format:Paperback
Truth in advertising? This is solely about the U.S., with a very few token entries on people and place outside it. Nothing on the Triads, nothing on the Golden Triangle, nothing on Marseilles or Hong Kong, nothing on modern international gangs such as the Jamaicans or Nigerians, etc., etc. I returned my copy to Amazon in great disappointment. If you want biographies of some U.S. figures (only some: nothing on Harold Meltzer, for example) with ugly pictures, this might be of some use. But it's solely oriented to personalities, not to analysis
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Well Done and well organized!
13 Feb 2000
Format:Paperback
Trying to find a good reference book about organized crime? Want one at a good price? Jay Robert Nash has created the perfect book for you with World Encyclopedia of Organized Crime from De Capo Press.
The over 600 pages of the Who's Who in organized crime is covered in an A to Z format. From Joe Adonis, Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Bugs Moran and so many others, you'll find the fascinating stories and cross-references.
You may find other books more detailed, but I have found this book to be complete in the overall number of people covered. The book is an easy read and the index makes it easy to look up anybody or any topic.
You'll be hard pressed to find a better value for your money. About the only thing missing is a cd-rom software application.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Error prone
11 Aug 2006
Format:Paperback
While its some feat to assemble this amount of information in one boopk, the author never actually goes out to check the accuracy of the data. This causes many factual mistakes to merge. Some are very basic, such as the statement that Jack McGurn was born in Chicago, rather than in Sicily. In a field like this, where errors are commonplace, you need a book that tries to get the truth about personalities and events if its not to be just another myth-spreader. This sadly isn't it.
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