By the King, a proclamation [[electronic resource] ] : William R. Whereas Our royal proclamations, bearing date on the twenty third day of February, and on the twenty second day of this instant March, issued for the apprehending of several persons therein named, who, with divers other wicked and traiterous persons, had entred into a horrid and detestable conspiracy, to assassinate and murder Our royal person; .

• Record Nr.: UNISA996384787503316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : printed by Charles Bill, and the executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd; printers to the Kings most excellent Majesty, 1696
• Descrizione fisica: 1 sheet ([1] p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): William, King of England, <1650-1702.>
• Soggetti: Jacobites; Great Britain History William and Mary, 1689-1702 Early works to 1800
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "The following, ... are still undiscovered:- Sir George Barclay, described, ... Dinant, Marjor George Holmes, ... The following are also to be apprehended:- ... Richardson, described, ... Hanford, described, John Maxwell, ... £1000 reward for them or any of them. Accomplices apprehending Barclay, Johnson, or Holmes, free pardon and reward." -- Steele.; Title taken from caption title and first lines of text.; At end of text: Given at Our court at Kensington, the one and thirtieth day of March, 1696. In the eighth year of Our reign.; Steele notation: the very of; Arms 129.; Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0018

Mafias on the move [[electronic resource] ] : how organized crime conquers new territories / / Federico Varese

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791879703321
• Autore: Varese Federico
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2011
• ISBN: 1-283-00127-6; 9786613001276; 1-4008-3672-7
• Edizione: [Course Book]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (291 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.106
• Soggetti: Mafia - History; Organized crime - History; Transnational crime - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- One: Introduction -- Two: Mafia Transplantation -- Three: The `Ndrangheta in Piedmont and Veneto -- Four: The Russian Mafia in Rome and Budapest -- Five: Lessons from the Past: Sicilian Mafiosi in New York City and Rosario, circa 1880-1940 -- Six: The Future of the Mafias? Foreign Triads in China -- Seven: Mafia Origins, Transplantation, and the Paradoxes of Democracy -- Notes -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Organized crime is spreading like a global virus as mobs take advantage of open borders to establish local franchises at will. That at least is the fear, inspired by stories of Russian mobsters in New York, Chinese triads in London, and Italian mafias throughout the West. As Federico Varese explains in this compelling and daring book, the truth is more complicated. Varese has spent years researching mafia groups in Italy, Russia, the United States, and China, and argues that mafiosi often find themselves abroad against their will, rather than through a strategic plan to colonize new territories. Once there, they do not always succeed in establishing themselves. Varese spells out the conditions that lead to their long-term success, namely sudden market expansion that is neither exploited by local rivals nor blocked by ; authorities. Ultimately the inability of the state to govern economic transformations gives mafias their opportunity. In a series of matched comparisons, Varese charts the attempts of the Calabrese 'Ndrangheta to move to the north of Italy, and shows how the Sicilian mafia expanded to early twentieth-century New York, but failed around the same time to find a niche in Argentina. He explains why the Russian mafia failed to penetrate Rome but succeeded in Hungary. In a pioneering chapter on China, he examines the challenges that triads from Taiwan and Hong Kong find in branching out to the mainland. Based on ground-breaking field work and filled with dramatic stories, this book is both a compelling read and a sober assessment of the risks posed by globalization and immigration for the spread of mafias.