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- Publication Name
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
019829736X
ISBN-13
9780198297369
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038283707
Product Key Features
Book Title
Russian Mafia : Private Protection in a New Market Economy
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Organized Crime
Publication Year
2001
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
True Crime, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
20.4 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-016333
Reviews
'An enlightening book, [] the first scientific book on the topic. Varese uses a wide range of methods - sociological inquiry, economic analysis, historical-comparative methods, and literary-linguistic analysis. The book is enriched by a vivid description of the criminal world, its codes ofbehavior, hierarchies, and language (the author devotes an appendix to the criminals' nomes de guerre). The author also details better known Mafia domains. The amount of information and data is extraordinary.'Piero Sinatti, Sole 24 Ore (Milan), "Enlightening, perceptive and superbly researched. Essential reading for anybody seriously interested in the mind and heart of contemporary Russian criminal society."--John le Carr´e"Headlines on Russian organized crime appear regularly in the Western Press and carry alarming messages [] Now we finally have a sober, scholarly account. Unlike headline writers, Varese is cautious about the use of the term 'Mafia'. [] The history of the vory-v-zakone is fascinating."--Alena Alena Ledeneva, Times Literary Supplement"In his scholarly study, Varese systematically surveys the source of the problem, inventories the origins and resources of those groups providing protection, and then describes the way the relationship works. At the core of his book is an elaborate case study of the city of Perm, where he spent months working with police records, conducting interviews, and collecting newspaper stories." --Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs, In his scholarly study, Varese systematically surveys the source of theproblem, inventories the origins and resources of those groups providingprotection, and then describes the way the relationship works. At the core ofhis book is an elaborate case study of the city of Perm, where he spent monthsworking with police records, conducting interviews, and collecting newspaperstories. Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs, "Enlightening, perceptive and superbly researched. Essential reading for anybody seriously interested in the mind and heart of contemporary Russian criminal society."--John le Carr"Headlines on Russian organized crime appear regularly in the Western Press and carry alarming messages [] Now we finally have a sober, scholarly account. Unlike headline writers, Varese is cautious about the use of the term 'Mafia'. [] The history of the vory-v-zakone is fascinating."--Alena Alena Ledeneva, Times Literary Supplement "In his scholarly study, Varese systematically surveys the source of the problem, inventories the origins and resources of those groups providing protection, and then describes the way the relationship works. At the core of his book is an elaborate case study of the city of Perm, where he spent months working with police records, conducting interviews, and collecting newspaper stories." --Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs, "Enlightening, perceptive and superbly researched. Essential reading for anybody seriously interested in the mind and heart of contemporary Russian criminal society."--John le Carr "Headlines on Russian organized crime appear regularly in the Western Press and carry alarming messages [] Now we finally have a sober, scholarly account. Unlike headline writers, Varese is cautious about the use of the term 'Mafia'. [] The history of the vory-v-zakone is fascinating."--Alena Alena Ledeneva,Times Literary Supplement "In his scholarly study, Varese systematically surveys the source of the problem, inventories the origins and resources of those groups providing protection, and then describes the way the relationship works. At the core of his book is an elaborate case study of the city of Perm, where he spent months working with police records, conducting interviews, and collecting newspaper stories." --Robert Legvold,Foreign Affairs, "Enlightening, perceptive and superbly researched. Essential reading for anybody seriously interested in the mind and heart of contemporary Russian criminal society."--John le Carre "Headlines on Russian organized crime appear regularly in the Western Press and carry alarming messages [] Now we finally have a sober, scholarly account. Unlike headline writers, Varese is cautious about the use of the term 'Mafia'. [] The history of the vory-v-zakone is fascinating."--Alena Alena Ledeneva, Times Literary Supplement "In his scholarly study, Varese systematically surveys the source of the problem, inventories the origins and resources of those groups providing protection, and then describes the way the relationship works. At the core of his book is an elaborate case study of the city of Perm, where he spent months working with police records, conducting interviews, and collecting newspaper stories." --Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs, Federico Varese's study of the Russian mafia is aimed primarily at students of crime rather than exclusively at Russia-watchers ... With considerable intrepidity, Varese has conducted numerous interviews (and contextualised them with scrupulous documentary research) with people who have availed themselves of the mafia's services. The resulting picture of economic and social life in Perm is instructive and sobering., In his scholarly study, Varese systematically surveys the source of the problem, inventories the origins and resources of those groups providing protection, and then describes the way the relationship works. At the core of his book is an elaborate case study of the city of Perm, where he spentmonths working with police records, conducting interviews, and collecting newspaper stories. Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs, The first comprehensive study of the Russian Mafia is by a young Italianscholar, Federico Varese. His book is an extraordinary account. DanieleArchibugi, Il Manifesto (Rome), Headlines on Russian organized crime appear regularly in the Western Pressand carry alarming messages [] Now we finally have a sober, scholarly account.Unlike headline writers, Varese is cautious about the use of the term 'Mafia'.[] The history of the vory-v-zakone is fascinating. Alena Ledeneva, TimesLiterary Supplement, 'Enlightening, perceptive and superbly researched. Essential reading for anybody seriously interested in the mind and heart of contemporary Russian criminal society.'John le Carré'An enlightening book, [] the first scientific book on the topic. Varese uses a wide range of methods - sociological inquiry, economic analysis, historical-comparative methods, and literary-linguistic analysis. The book is enriched by a vivid description of the criminal world, its codes of behavior, hierarchies, and language (the author devotes an appendix to the criminals' nomes de guerre). The author also details better known Mafia domains. The amount ofinformation and data is extraordinary.'Piero Sinatti, Sole 24 Ore (Milan)In his scholarly study, Varese systematically surveys the source of the problem, inventories the origins and resources of those groups providing protection, and then describes the way the relationship works. At the core of his book is an elaborate case study of the city of Perm, where he spent months working with police records, conducting interviews, and collecting newspaper stories. Robert Legvold, Foreign AffairsHeadlines on Russian organized crime appear regularly in the Western Press and carry alarming messages [] Now we finally have a sober, scholarly account. Unlike headline writers, Varese is cautious about the use of the term 'Mafia'. [] The history of the vory-v-zakone is fascinating. Alena Ledeneva, Times Literary SupplementThe first comprehensive study of the Russian Mafia is by a young Italian scholar, Federico Varese. His book is an extraordinary account. Daniele Archibugi, Il Manifesto (Rome), Headlines on Russian organized crime appear regularly in the Western Press and carry alarming messages ... Now we finally have a sober, scholarly account. Unlike headline writers, Varese is cautious about the use of the term 'Mafia' ... The history of the vory-v-zakone is fascinating., "Enlightening, perceptive and superbly researched. Essential reading for anybody seriously interested in the mind and heart of contemporary Russian criminal society."--John le Carré"Headlines on Russian organized crime appear regularly in the Western Press and carry alarming messages [] Now we finally have a sober, scholarly account. Unlike headline writers, Varese is cautious about the use of the term 'Mafia'. [] The history of the vory-v-zakone is fascinating."--Alena Alena Ledeneva, Times Literary Supplement"In his scholarly study, Varese systematically surveys the source of the problem, inventories the origins and resources of those groups providing protection, and then describes the way the relationship works. At the core of his book is an elaborate case study of the city of Perm, where he spent months working with police records, conducting interviews, and collecting newspaper stories." --Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs, 'Enlightening, perceptive and superbly researched. Essential reading for anybody seriously interested in the mind and heart of contemporary Russian criminal society.'John le Carre, 'An enlightening book, [] the first scientific book on the topic. Vareseuses a wide range of methods - sociological inquiry, economic analysis,historical-comparative methods, and literary-linguistic analysis. The book isenriched by a vivid description of the criminal world, its codes of behavior,hierarchies, and language (the author devotes an appendix to the criminals'nomes de guerre). The author also details better known Mafia domains. The amountof information and data is extraordinary.'Piero Sinatti, Sole 24 Ore (Milan), "Enlightening, perceptive and superbly researched. Essential reading for anybody seriously interested in the mind and heart of contemporary Russian criminal society."--John le Carré "Headlines on Russian organized crime appear regularly in the Western Press and carry alarming messages [] Now we finally have a sober, scholarly account. Unlike headline writers, Varese is cautious about the use of the term 'Mafia'. [] The history of the vory-v-zakone is fascinating."--Alena Alena Ledeneva,Times Literary Supplement "In his scholarly study, Varese systematically surveys the source of the problem, inventories the origins and resources of those groups providing protection, and then describes the way the relationship works. At the core of his book is an elaborate case study of the city of Perm, where he spent months working with police records, conducting interviews, and collecting newspaper stories." --Robert Legvold,Foreign Affairs, Headlines on Russian organized crime appear regularly in the Western Press and carry alarming messages [] Now we finally have a sober, scholarly account. Unlike headline writers, Varese is cautious about the use of the term 'Mafia'. [] The history of the vory-v-zakone is fascinating. AlenaLedeneva, Times Literary Supplement, "Enlightening, perceptive and superbly researched. Essential reading for anybody seriously interested in the mind and heart of contemporary Russian criminal society."--John le Carré "Headlines on Russian organized crime appear regularly in the Western Press and carry alarming messages [] Now we finally have a sober, scholarly account. Unlike headline writers, Varese is cautious about the use of the term 'Mafia'. [] The history of the vory-v-zakone is fascinating."--Alena Alena Ledeneva, Times Literary Supplement "In his scholarly study, Varese systematically surveys the source of the problem, inventories the origins and resources of those groups providing protection, and then describes the way the relationship works. At the core of his book is an elaborate case study of the city of Perm, where he spent months working with police records, conducting interviews, and collecting newspaper stories." --Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs, A work of incontestable quality ... The appearance of this work must definitely be welcome, because it marks the emergence of scientific rigor in the treatment of the Russian Mafia and calls for a multidisciplinary examination of post-Soviet society., The first comprehensive study of the Russian Mafia is by a young Italian scholar, Federico Varese. His book is an extraordinary account. Daniele Archibugi, Il Manifesto (Rome), "Enlightening, perceptive and superbly researched. Essential reading for anybody seriously interested in the mind and heart of contemporary Russian criminal society."--John le Carr'e"Headlines on Russian organized crime appear regularly in the Western Press and carry alarming messages [] Now we finally have a sober, scholarly account. Unlike headline writers, Varese is cautious about the use of the term 'Mafia'. [] The history of the vory-v-zakone is fascinating."--Alena Alena Ledeneva, Times Literary Supplement"In his scholarly study, Varese systematically surveys the source of the problem, inventories the origins and resources of those groups providing protection, and then describes the way the relationship works. At the core of his book is an elaborate case study of the city of Perm, where he spent months working with police records, conducting interviews, and collecting newspaper stories." --Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs, ''Enlightening, perceptive and superbly researched. Essential reading foranybody seriously interested in the mind and heart of contemporary Russiancriminal society.''John le Carre, March 2001
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TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
364.1060947
Table Of Content
IntroductionI. The Transition to the Market and Protection in Russia1. The Transition to the Market2. The State as Supplier of Protection3. Varieties of ProtectorsII. Private protection in Perm4. Searching for Protection5. The Contract and the SericesIII. The Russian Mafia6. The Mafia in Perm7. Mafia Ancestors8. The Rusian mafiaConclusion
Synopsis
What is the Russian Mafia? This unique book explores this question by examining the emergence of the Russian mafia in the context of the transition to the market, the privatization of property, and pervasive corruption. The author draws on 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., What is the Russian Mafia? This unique book thoroughly researches this question and challenges widely-held views. The author charts the emergence of the Russian Mafia in the context of the transition to the market, the privatization of protection and pervasive corruption. The ability of the Russian State to define property rights and protect contracts is compared to the services offered by fragments of the state apparatus, private security firms, ethnic crime groups, the Cossacks and the Mafia. Past criminal traditions, rituals and norms have been resuscitated by the Mafia of today to forge a powerful new identity and compete in a crowded market for protection. The book draws on and 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 (the Japanese Yakuza, the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, American-Italian Mafia and the Hong Kong Triads)., 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.
LC Classification Number
HV6453.R8V37 2001
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