Global Crime Today by Mark Galeotti
Crime is recognized as a constant factor within human society, but in the twenty-first century organized crime is emerging as one of the distinctive security threats of the new world order. The more complex, organized and interconnected society becomes, its crime becomes too. This book recognizes that the new century will be defined in part by a struggle between an ‘upperworld’, defined by increasingly open economic systems and democratic politics, and a transnational, entrepreneurial, dynamic and richly varied underworld, willing and able to use and distort these trends for its own ends. In order to understand this challenge, this book gathers together experts from a variety of fields to understand how organized crime is changing. From the Sicilian Mafia and the Japanese Yakuza, to the new challenges of Russian and East European gangs and the ‘virtual mafias’ of the cybercriminals, this book offers a clear and concise introduction to many of the key players moving in this global criminal underworld. This book is a special issue of Global Crime'An important collection of essays.. [it] can be recommended to anybody interested in obtaining a comprehensive overview of the nature of organised crime.'- Thamesview
Mark Galeotti, honorary professor at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, is one of the foremost Russia watchers today. Based in London, he is a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and senior nonresident fellow at the Institute of International Relations Prague. Previously he has been professor of global affairs at New York University, head of the history department at Keele University in the UK, an adviser at the British Foreign Office, and a visiting professor at MGIMO (Moscow), Charles University (Prague), and Rutgers (Newark). A prolific author on Russia and security affairs, he frequently acts as consultant to various government, commercial, and law enforcement agencies.
| SKU | GOR013700930 |
| ISBN 13 | 9780415436670 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415436672 |
| Title | Global Crime Today |
| Author | Mark Galeotti |
| Condition | Like new |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-01-24 |
| Number of pages | 174 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins |
