{"product_id":"organized-crime-a-cultural-introduction-paperback-2","title":"Organized Crime: A Cultural Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntonio Nicaso\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarcel Danesi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book aims to describe and demystify what makes organized criminal groups so culturally powerful. It examines their codes of conduct, initiation rites, secret communication methods, origin myths, symbols, and lifestyles that imbue them with the pride and nonchalance that go hand in hand with their criminal activities. Mobsters are everywhere, in the movies, on television, on websites, and now in the Metaverse. Contemporary societies across the globe are fascinated by them. Why is this so? What features and constituents of organized criminal gangs make them so emotionally powerful--to themselves and others? These are the questions that have guided the writing of the second edition of this textbook, which is intended as an introduction to organized crime from the angle of cultural analysis. Key topics included in this new edition: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn historic overview of organized crime, including the social, economic, and cultural conditions that favor its development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA description and character analysis of the type of people who make up organized criminal groups and the activities in which they engage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe symbols, rituals, codes, and languages that characterize criminal institutions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe relationship between traditional organized crime, cybercrime, and evolving forms of crime on the Dark Web and in the Metaverse\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe traditional and changing roles of women in organized crime\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe transnational operations of criminal groups \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMedia portrayals of organized crime\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolicing responses to organized crime\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe use of technologies by the organized criminal groups\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eincludes case studies and offers an accessible, interdisciplinary approach to the subject of organized crime. It is essential reading for students engaged with organized crime across criminology, sociology, anthropology, and psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntonio Nicaso \u003c\/b\u003eteaches courses on the social history of organized crime and Mafia culture at Queen's University, Canada. He is a leading expert on Mafia and Mafia-like criminal organizations in the world. He has published extensively on organized crime, including many bestsellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcel Danesi \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Toronto, where he taught courses on forensic semiotics. He has published extensively in the fields of linguistics, semiotics, and forensic semiotics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52988183150899,"sku":"9781041002185","price":100.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/7WqlL09ebc9781041002185_bec987a5-2963-4dfb-ab5e-8e4433bdefda.webp?v=1769076385","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/organized-crime-a-cultural-introduction-paperback-2","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}