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050 4 $aHV6437$b.R63 2015
082 04 $a364.106609$223
100 1 $aRobb, Brian J.,$eauthor.
245 12 $aA brief history of gangsters /$cBrian J. Robb.
246 30 $aGangsters
264 1 $aPhiladelphia, PA :$bRunning Press ;$aLondon :$bRobinson,$c2015.
264 4 $c℗♭2014
300 $a314 pages ;$c20 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 312-314).
520 $aIn this fascinating brief history, Robb explores the greatest crime bosses from around the world and their effect on pop-culture.
505 0 $aLawlessness in the Old West -- Organized crime before Prohibition -- The Five Points Gangs -- 'Lucky' Luciano: The man who organized crime -- Murder, Inc.: Lansky, Siegel and the mob assassins -- Get Capone! -- The life and times of 'Scarface' -- Public enemies: The John Dillinger gang -- Bonnie and Clyde -- Dustbowl Desperadoes -- Mickey Cohen's Hollywood takeover -- The mob in Hollywood -- The mob and the President -- Prime Minister of the underworld -- Capo di tutti Capi: Inside the American mafia -- The changing face of American gangsters -- United Kingdom: The Krays -- European gangsters: Jacques Mesrine -- Central European gangsters: The Serbians -- Russia: From the Soviet Union to the Oligarchs -- Latin America: The Colombian drug lords -- Asia: The Triads and Yakuza -- Australia: Ned Kelly -- Gangsters on screen.
650 0 $aGangsters$xHistory.
650 0 $aGangsters in popular culture.
650 0 $aOrganized crime$xHistory.
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