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Organized Crime
Frank G. Shanty
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Description for Organized Crime
Hardcover. This fascinating work is a two-volume guide to the shadow world, the critical issues, and the global reach of organized crime. Editor(s): Shanty, Frank G.; Mishra, Patit Paban. Num Pages: 792 pages, 103. BIC Classification: GBC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 56. Weight in Grams: 2481.
This fascinating work is a two-volume guide to the shadow world, the critical issues, and the global reach of organized crime. Despite its impact on international security and the world economy, organized crime is an unusual topic for a reference book. Difficult to research, the high-profit, high-risk subculture of drug lords, diamond smugglers, and sex slavers is rarely investigated by scholars. Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia ventures behind the scenes into this hazardous territory. In the first volume, expert contributors offer a global perspective on issues such as weapons and arms trafficking, high-tech and cyber crimes, the future ... Read more
This fascinating work is a two-volume guide to the shadow world, the critical issues, and the global reach of organized crime. Despite its impact on international security and the world economy, organized crime is an unusual topic for a reference book. Difficult to research, the high-profit, high-risk subculture of drug lords, diamond smugglers, and sex slavers is rarely investigated by scholars. Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia ventures behind the scenes into this hazardous territory. In the first volume, expert contributors offer a global perspective on issues such as weapons and arms trafficking, high-tech and cyber crimes, the future ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
792
Condition
New
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781576073377
SKU
V9781576073377
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About Frank G. Shanty
Frank G. Shanty is director of research for the COBRA Institute, a private research firm located in Abingdon, MD. Patit Paban Mishra, PhD, is a professor in the Department of History at Sambalpur University, Dist. Sambalpur (ORISSA) India.
Reviews for Organized Crime
[T]his sophisticated and specialized work is appropriate for AP students.
School Library Journal
This title is ideally suited for high school and college students, but general readers will also benefit.
Reference & User Services Quarterly
School Library Journal
This title is ideally suited for high school and college students, but general readers will also benefit.
Reference & User Services Quarterly