TY  - BOOK
AU  - Arsovska,Jana
TI  - Decoding Albanian Organized Crime: Culture, Politics, and Globalization
SN  - 9780520958715
AV  - HV6453.A38 -- .A776 2015eb 
U1  - 364.106094965 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Organized crime -- Albania
KW  - Organized crime -- Balkan Peninsula
KW  - Organized crime -- Europe, Western
KW  - Organized crime -- United States
KW  - Transnational crime
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Author's Note -- 1. Introduction: Ethnic Mob on the Rise -- 2. Why We Do What We Do -- 3. On The Run: Albanians Going West -- 4. Iron Ties: In Blood We Trust -- 5. Violence, Honor, and Secrecy -- 6. Sex, Guns, and Extortion -- 7. Conclusion: Dangerous Hybrids? What Now? -- Notes -- References -- Index
N2  - The expansion of organized crime across national borders has become a key security concern for the international community. In this theoretically and empirically vibrant portrait of a global phenomenon, Jana Arsovska examines some of the most widespread myths about the so-called Albanian Mafia. Based on more than a decade of research, including interviews with victims, offenders, and law enforcement across ten countries, as well as court files and confidential intelligence reports, Decoding Albanian Organized Crime presents a comprehensive overview of the causes, codes of conduct, activities, migration, and structure of Albanian organized crime groups in the Balkans, Western Europe, and the United States. Paying particular attention to the dynamic relationships among culture, politics, and organized crime, the book develops a framework for understanding the global growth of the criminal underworld and provides a model for future comparative research
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