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OverviewPopular histories of organized crime in the United States often look to the Mafia and the sons of early twentieth-century immigrants – such as Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, and Meyer Lansky – for their origins. In this second edition of Organized Crime and American Power, Michael Woodiwiss refocuses on US organized crime as an American problem. The book starts in 1789, with the birth of a new nation, intended to be run according to laws and conventions, with a written commitment to civil rights. Woodiwiss examines the organization of crime before the Civil War, which damaged or destroyed the lives of those excluded from constitutional protections: Indigenous peoples, Black people, and women. The book focuses on white supremacist crime and the pernicious influence of Southern leaders in alliance with opportunistic politicians. It examines the organized crimes of powerful business interests in alliance with politicians, as well as the corrupt consequences of the US moralistic campaigns against alcohol, gambling, drugs, and abortion. Organized Crime and American Power brings solid historical evidence and analysis to the task of refuting conventional wisdom that frames organized crime as something external to US political, economic, and social systems. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael WoodiwissPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781487543464ISBN 10: 1487543468 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 20 June 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMichael Woodiwiss teaches at the University of the West of England and was named a Distinguished Scholar by the International Association for the Study of Organized Crime in 2019. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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