基本説明
Argues that collaboration between political science and criminology is critical to understanding the real nature of organized crime and its power.
Full Description
More than simply a study of the mafia, Alfredo Schulte-Bockholt's work argues that collaboration between political science and criminology is critical to understanding the real nature of organized crime and its power. Schulte-Bockholt looks at specific case studies from Asia, Latin America, and Europe as he develops a theoretical discussion—drawing on the thought of Max Horkheimer, Theodor Adorno, and Antonio Gramsci—of the intimate connections between criminal groups and elite structures. Ranging from an historical discussion of the world drug economy to an examination of the evolution of organized crime in the former Soviet Union, the book extends into a consideration of the possible future development of organized crime in the age of advanced globalization.
Contents
Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 A Neo-Marxist Explanation of Organized Crime
Chapter 3 Historical Observations on 'Clear[ly] and Present[ly] Danger[ous]' Plant Life
Chapter 4 A Tale of Two Coups: Shanghai 1927 and La Paz 1980
Chapter 5 Elites, Cocaine, and Power in Colombia and Peru
Chapter 6 Beyond Modern Capitalism: Soviet and Post-Soviet Organized Crime
Chapter 7 Beyond Modern Capitalism: Mercantile Piracy
Chapter 8 The Racket and New World Disorder: Control and Domination in the Age of Globalization
Chapter 9 Conclusion
