{"product_id":"world-encyclopedia-of-organized-crime","title":"World Encyclopedia Of Organized Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrganized crime reaches into almost every business worldwide  from the cleaning of restaurant tablecloths to the production of high-tech equipment; crime syndicates control entire neighborhoods  cities  and even nations. From its crude origins at the turn of the century to its present-day sophistication  organized crime has been marked by intimidation  corruption  and murder. World Encyclopedia of Organized Crime is an excursion into the underworld that uncovers the international scopeand historical rootsof todays organized crime. Brilliantly catalogued by the dean of American true-crime writers  Jay Robert Nash  this volume profiles the notorious gangsters  crime families  cartels  and gangland events that have shaped world history.Here are gangs such as the Dead Rabbits and the Whyos  who controlled nineteenth-century New York; gangsters such as Al Capone  Lucky Luciano  Bugsy Siegel  Meyer Lansky  Legs Diamond  and Dutch Schultz  who brought crime to new heights of money-making and bloodshed; and contemporary organizations such as the Medelln Cartel  the Pizza Connection gangsters  the Yakuza gangs of Japan  and New Yorks powerful Gambino family.With hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries  an international guide to organized crime  a rogues gallery  and an extensive bibliography  World Encyclopedia of Organized Crime is the most comprehensive and authoritative source on the subject ever compiled.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964733681717,"sku":"ByrdShop_0306805359","price":53.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780306805356.jpg?v=1770477395","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/world-encyclopedia-of-organized-crime","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}