The origin of organized crime in America: the New York City mafia, 1891 - 1931
Introduction -- Black hand, Calabrians, and the mafia -- "First family" of the New York mafia -- The mafia and the Baff murder -- The neapolitan challenge -- New York City in the 1920s -- Castellammare war and "La Cosa Nostra" -- Americanization and the families -- Localism, trad...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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New York [u.a.]
Routledge
2009
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Routledge advances in American history (1)
Year: 2009 |
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Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 3599 |
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Summary: | Introduction -- Black hand, Calabrians, and the mafia -- "First family" of the New York mafia -- The mafia and the Baff murder -- The neapolitan challenge -- New York City in the 1920s -- Castellammare war and "La Cosa Nostra" -- Americanization and the families -- Localism, tradition, and innovation |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [241] - 322) and index |
Physical Description: | XIV, 347 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 24 cm |
ISBN: | 0415990300 9780415990301 |