{"product_id":"from-fear-to-fraternity-patricia-rawlinson-9780745318677","title":"From Fear to Fraternity: A Russian Tale of Crime, Economy and Modernity","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrganised crime makes good copy. Gangsters, shoot-outs and mob meetings are a staple of TV shows and media reports tend to glamorise the criminal underworld. The 'threat' from organised crime has been a high-profile concern in Western Europe and the US since the 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis being the case, the recent emergence of Russian and Eastern European organised crime has led to high-profile efforts to combat the new 'threat', with little understanding of what it entails. Patricia Rawlinson argues that burgeoning crime rates result not only from the failures of communism, but also from the problems of free market economies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on interviews with members of the Russian criminal underworld, she argues that organised crime provides us with a barometer of economic well-being, both for Russia and for any neoliberal market economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Rawlinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745318673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745318677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Patricia Rawlinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520290111743,"sku":"9780745318677","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3da556ae-7724-40e5-a0cf-386f5cea692b.jpg?v=1762884693","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-fear-to-fraternity-patricia-rawlinson-9780745318677","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}