LEADER 04425nam 2201057 450 001 9910787220403321 005 20230807212411.0 010 $a0-520-28281-7 010 $a0-520-95871-3 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520958715 035 $a(CKB)3710000000331728 035 $a(EBL)1732139 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001401765 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12539713 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001401765 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11356960 035 $a(PQKB)10060666 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001193047 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1732139 035 $a(OCoLC)899276640 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse47155 035 $a(DE-B1597)518659 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520958715 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1732139 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11003331 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL688941 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000331728 100 $a20150120h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|nu---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDecoding Albanian organized crime $eculture, politics, and globalization /$fJana Arsovska 210 1$aOakland, California :$cUniversity of California Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (311 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a1-322-57659-9 311 0 $a0-520-28280-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tList of Illustrations --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tAuthor's Note --$t1. Introduction: Ethnic Mob on the Rise --$t2. Why We Do What We Do --$t3. On the Run: Albanians Going West --$t4. Iron Ties: In Blood We Trust --$t5. Violence, Honor, and Secrecy --$t6. Sex, Guns, and Extortion --$t7. Conclusion: Dangerous Hybrids? What Now? --$tNotes --$tReferences --$tIndex 330 $aThe expansion of organized crime across national borders has become a key security concern for the international community. In this theoretically and empirically vibrant portrait of a global phenomenon, Jana Arsovska examines some of the most widespread myths about the so-called Albanian Mafia. Based on more than a decade of research, including interviews with victims, offenders, and law enforcement across ten countries, as well as court files and confidential intelligence reports, Decoding Albanian Organized Crime presents a comprehensive overview of the causes, codes of conduct, activities, migration, and structure of Albanian organized crime groups in the Balkans, Western Europe, and the United States. Paying particular attention to the dynamic relationships among culture, politics, and organized crime, the book develops a framework for understanding the global growth of the criminal underworld and provides a model for future comparative research. 606 $aOrganized crime$zAlbania 606 $aOrganized crime$zBalkan Peninsula 606 $aOrganized crime$zEurope, Western 606 $aOrganized crime$zUnited States 606 $aTransnational crime 610 $aalbania. 610 $aalbanian mafia. 610 $aalbanian organized crime groups. 610 $abalkans. 610 $acodes of conduct. 610 $acomparative research. 610 $aconfidential intelligence reports. 610 $acourt files. 610 $acrime. 610 $acriminal underworld. 610 $aculture and politics. 610 $aglobal phenomenon. 610 $aglobalization. 610 $ainternational crime. 610 $ainternational organized crime. 610 $alaw enforcement. 610 $amafia. 610 $amigration. 610 $amyths. 610 $anational boarders. 610 $aoffenders. 610 $aorganized crime. 610 $apolice. 610 $apolitical. 610 $asecurity concern. 610 $asoutheast europe. 610 $aunited states of america. 610 $avictims. 610 $awestern europe. 615 0$aOrganized crime 615 0$aOrganized crime 615 0$aOrganized crime 615 0$aOrganized crime 615 0$aTransnational crime. 676 $a364.106094965 700 $aArsovska$b Jana$f1981-$01467741 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787220403321 996 $aDecoding Albanian organized crime$93678521 997 $aUNINA