Philadelphia’s Black Mafia A Social and Political History /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Griffin, Sean Patrick (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2003.
• Σειρά: Studies of Organized Crime, 2
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Anthropology.; Criminology.; Sociology.; Social Sciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Sociology, general.

Philadelphia's 'Black Mafia' could be used as primary reading in deviance and organized crime courses. Academicians in the fields of criminology, sociology, history, political science and African-American Studies will find the book compelling and important. This book provides the firs...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Social History 1968–1974
• 1968–1972: The Origins of the Black Mafia
• 1973–1974: Murder and Infamy
• 1968–1974: Social Movements, Social Systems and the Black Mafia
• The Politics of Ignorance and the ART of Exploitation
• Research Methodology
• Social History, 1975–2002
• 1975–1984: Philadelphia’s Black Mafia on the Wane
• 1985–2002: Old Heads, Old Habits
• Criminology and the History of African-American Organized Crime
• Discussion: Contemporary Academic Perspectives on the Black Mafia and African-American Organized Crime
• Conclusions.