This book explores a central and significant chapter in the social and economic history of modern America. If the story of the eminent gangsters is not the orthodox, rags-to-riches American success story, neither can it be dismissed as merely a crime story.
This book explores a central and significant chapter in the social and economic history of modern America. If the story of the eminent gangsters is not the orthodox, rags-to-riches American success story, neither can it be dismissed as merely a crime story.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
James Fentress studied at Princeton and Oxford universities. He taught political philosophy at the University of London. The author of Rebels and Mafiosi, a history of the foundation of the mafia in Sicily, Fentress has written and lectured extensively on the mafia and organized crime. He has three children and currently lives in Rome.
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Chapter 1 Introduction: A New World Chapter 2 Chapter 1. Italian Crime Comes to America: Stoppaglieri and New Orleans Chapter 3 Chapter 2. New York: Spoilsmen and Reformers Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Italian Crime in America: Mano Nera, Camorra, and Mafia Chapter 5 Chapter 4. Expanding Immigration: Chicago and the Levee Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Prohibition: The New Gold Rush Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Prohibition in Chicago: Johnnie Torrio, Al Capone, and the Beer War Chapter 8 Chapter 7: The Underworld at War: Part 1 - From the Fall of the Gennas to the Aiello Uprising Chapter 9 Chapter 8. The Underworld at War: Part 2 - Many Cities: From the St. Valentine's Day Massacre to the Castellammarrese War Chapter 10 Chapter 9. The Underworld at War: Part 3 - New York Chapter 11 Chapter 10. The Underworld at War: Part 4 - The Endgame Chapter 12 Chapter 11. The Fall Chapter 13 Conclusion: Why Do We Need Organized Crime Anyway? Chapter 14 Notes Chapter 15 Index
Chapter 1 Introduction: A New World Chapter 2 Chapter 1. Italian Crime Comes to America: Stoppaglieri and New Orleans Chapter 3 Chapter 2. New York: Spoilsmen and Reformers Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Italian Crime in America: Mano Nera, Camorra, and Mafia Chapter 5 Chapter 4. Expanding Immigration: Chicago and the Levee Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Prohibition: The New Gold Rush Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Prohibition in Chicago: Johnnie Torrio, Al Capone, and the Beer War Chapter 8 Chapter 7: The Underworld at War: Part 1 - From the Fall of the Gennas to the Aiello Uprising Chapter 9 Chapter 8. The Underworld at War: Part 2 - Many Cities: From the St. Valentine's Day Massacre to the Castellammarrese War Chapter 10 Chapter 9. The Underworld at War: Part 3 - New York Chapter 11 Chapter 10. The Underworld at War: Part 4 - The Endgame Chapter 12 Chapter 11. The Fall Chapter 13 Conclusion: Why Do We Need Organized Crime Anyway? Chapter 14 Notes Chapter 15 Index
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