9780674807426-0674807421-The Sicilian Mafia: The Business of Private Protection

The Sicilian Mafia: The Business of Private Protection

ISBN-13: 9780674807426
ISBN-10: 0674807421
Edition: First Harvard University Press paperback
Author: Diego Gambetta
Publication date: 1996
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Format: Paperback 346 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780674807426
ISBN-10: 0674807421
Edition: First Harvard University Press paperback
Author: Diego Gambetta
Publication date: 1996
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Format: Paperback 346 pages

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The Sicilian Mafia: The Business of Private Protection (ISBN-13: 9780674807426 and ISBN-10: 0674807421), written by authors Diego Gambetta, was published by Harvard University Press in 1996. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other Theory (Economics, Criminology, Social Sciences, Cultural, Anthropology) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Sicilian Mafia: The Business of Private Protection (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Theory books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $3.14.

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In a society where trust is in short supply and democracy weak, the Mafia sells protection, a guarantee of safe conduct for parties to commercial transactions. Drawing on the confessions of eight Mafiosi, Diego Gambetta develops an elegant analysis of the economic and political role of the Sicilian Mafia.

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