{"product_id":"organized-crime-and-american-power-michael-woodiwiss-9781487543464","title":"Organized Crime and American Power: A History, Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003ePopular histories of organized crime in the United States often look to the Mafia and the sons of early twentieth-century immigrants - such as Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, and Meyer Lansky - for their origins. In this second edition of \u003cem\u003eOrganized Crime and American Power\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Woodiwiss refocuses on US organized crime as an American problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book starts in 1789, with the birth of a new nation, intended to be run according to laws and conventions, with a written commitment to civil rights. Woodiwiss examines the organization of crime before the Civil War, which damaged or destroyed the lives of those excluded from constitutional protections: Indigenous peoples, Black people, and women. The book focuses on white supremacist crime and the pernicious influence of Southern leaders in alliance with opportunistic politicians. It examines the organized crimes of powerful business interests in alliance with politicians, as well as the corrupt consequences of the US moralistic campaigns against alcohol, gambling, drugs, and abortion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrganized Crime and American Power\u003c\/em\u003e brings solid historical evidence and analysis to the task of refuting conventional wisdom that frames organized crime as something external to US political, economic, and social systems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Woodiwiss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487543468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487543464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.98w x 1.02d","brand":"Michael Woodiwiss","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807080632575,"sku":"9781487543464","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8f6be50-5049-44af-ada7-17a80e2f5983.jpg?v=1745378501","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/organized-crime-and-american-power-michael-woodiwiss-9781487543464","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}