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From Fear to Fraternity: A Russian Tale of Crime, Economy and Modernity
Patricia Rawlinson
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Description for From Fear to Fraternity: A Russian Tale of Crime, Economy and Modernity
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Organised crime makes good copy. Gangsters, shoot-outs and mob meetings are a staple of TV shows and media reports tend to glamorise the criminal underworld. The 'threat' from organised crime has been a high-profile concern in Western Europe and the US since the 1930s.
This being the case, the recent emergence of Russian and Eastern European organised crime has led to high-profile efforts to combat the new 'threat', with little understanding of what it entails. Patricia Rawlinson argues that burgeoning crime rates result not only from the failures of communism, but also from the problems of ... Read more
Organised crime makes good copy. Gangsters, shoot-outs and mob meetings are a staple of TV shows and media reports tend to glamorise the criminal underworld. The 'threat' from organised crime has been a high-profile concern in Western Europe and the US since the 1930s.
This being the case, the recent emergence of Russian and Eastern European organised crime has led to high-profile efforts to combat the new 'threat', with little understanding of what it entails. Patricia Rawlinson argues that burgeoning crime rates result not only from the failures of communism, but also from the problems of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745318677
SKU
V9780745318677
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About Patricia Rawlinson
Patricia Rawlinson is one of the leading experts on Russian and Eastern European organised crime. She is a lecturer in Criminology at the London School of Economics and the author of From Fear to Fraternity: A Russian Tale of Crime, Economy and Modernity (Pluto, 2010).
Reviews for From Fear to Fraternity: A Russian Tale of Crime, Economy and Modernity
'Rawlinson's intriguing and even chilling analysis is presented in a highly readable and lively style making this an impressive piece of work'
Dr Maurice Punch, Visiting Professor, London School of Economics and King`s College London 'Challenges the orthodox understandings of Russian organised crime and tears away the political agendas that misrepresent Russia's experience of capitalism and socialism, making a ... Read more
Dr Maurice Punch, Visiting Professor, London School of Economics and King`s College London 'Challenges the orthodox understandings of Russian organised crime and tears away the political agendas that misrepresent Russia's experience of capitalism and socialism, making a ... Read more