Russian Organized Crime (Cummings Center Series) [Paperback]

Phil Williams (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0714643122 | ISBN-13: 978-0714643120 | Publication Date: April 2, 1997 | Edition: 1

The development of Russian organized crime over the last few years has been nothing short of spectacular. Russian criminal organizations have become a major factor in Russia's evolution towards democracy and a free market, although the exact nature of their impact is still poorly understood. They have infiltrated the banking system, taken control of many businesses, and have engaged in a wide variety of criminal activities ranging from extortion, control of prostitution and drug-trafficking, to trafficking in nuclear material. For all the concern and publicity it has generated, Russian organized crime is not well understood, which makes this volume all the more timely.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (April 2, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0714643122
• ISBN-13: 978-0714643120
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,588,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't even hesitate on this one, May 11, 2007

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A. Bagley "ib student" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Russian Organized Crime (Cummings Center Series) (Paperback)

If you are doing research on Russian organized crime in any kind of depth, this book is a must-have. Extremely comprehensive, with essays by a variety of experts on the subject, all with different perspectives and angles by which they discourse on the topic.

This book also cites endless more sources for further reading within the text itself, providing not only multiple sources due to the varying authors but even more sources in the footnotes and endnotes.

Not to mention there is a primary source of the documentation of an investigation of Russian emigres in New York, along with other diagrams and statistics useful and understandable.

Well-written and concise, "The New Threat?" is an extremely useful and wide-ranging collection of essays ideal for preliminary research on this topic.

It may seem pricey, but if you are looking for information about the Red Mafiya, it is WELL worth the price.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Compilation, October 12, 2000

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William W. Fife III (Mesa, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Russian Organized Crime (Cummings Center Series) (Paperback)

This book provides access to many of the great works on Russian Organized Crime. The book helped to give me a broader and more complete look of Russian Criminal organizations. I would suggest this book to anyone who is interested in learning more about ROC.