The Russian Mafia: Private Protection in a New Market Economy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199279494)

Challenging widely held views, this book presents a thorough account of the Russian Mafia. It charts the emergence of the group in the context of the transition to the market, the privatization of protection, and pervasive corruption. It includes reports of undercover police operations, in-depth interviews conducted over several years with the victims of the Mafia, criminals and officials, and documents from the Gulag archives. It also provides a comparative study, making references to other Mafia, such as the Japanese Yakuza, the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, and the American-Italian Mafia.

Author: Federico Varese
ISBN-10: 0199279497
ISBN-13: 9780199279494
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Language: English
Published: 04/07/2005
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 6.26h x 9.20w x 0.67d