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Organized Crime and American Power: A History

1 review
Michael Woodiwiss

University of Toronto Press, 2001

Gangs of America
This is a very insightful book that presents the historical and social factors that have contributed to the rise of organized crime in the United States. It is unfortunate that the book was published in Canada and written by a British author; however, it shows the extent of the controversy surrounding this subject. This book reveals that more than ethnic based 'imported'' criminal organizations, ...

Gangster Capitalism: The United States and the Globalization of Organized Crime

2 reviews
Michael Woodiwiss

Basic Books, 2005

A very timely book
What makes "Gangster Capitalism" so worthwhile is that it helps in understanding what has led us to the 2007-8 financial meltdown. As the book shows, like during the 1920's, deregulation led the way for powerful companies to allow the very wealthy to get wealthier at the expense of average people by using poor working conditions, low wages, etc, plus at the same time supporting supposedly moral ...

Crime, Crusades and Corruption
Michael Woodiwiss

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 1988

Drawing on a wide range of sources, the author examines the attempts by law enforcement agencies to prevent the violation of prohibition laws on alcohol, drugs, gambling and prostitution throughout the 20th century. Although legislation was intended to end all behavior that a Protestant culture defined as sinful and non-productive, the laws actually fostered and sustained a level of crime and corruption far in excess of that to be found in more ...