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McMafia
McMafia
hardback
Published:
3 April, 2008
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780224075039 |
| ISBN10 | 0224075039 |
| Number Of Pages | 432 |
| Item Weight | 779 g |
| Product Dimensions | 152 x 48 x 236 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | The Bodley Head Ltd |
| Format | hardback |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
Media Reviews
A terrifying tour of the violent underworld of globalized crime. -New York Post Eye-opening...Engrossing. -The Miami Herald Besides demonstrating Glenny's courage, his book exhibits at least two other characteristics of special importance: First, he provides insightful sociological perspectives about why certain nations spawn especially widespread and virulent organized crime networks. Second, he explains how policies in certain nations (mainly, but not exclusively, the United States) generate unanticipated ripple effects in the structures of other nations' criminal underworlds...Searing. -The Seattle Times A bravura piece of globe-trotting reportage, McMafia traces the origins and maps the reach of every major known transnational criminal network operating in the 21st century . . . engrossing. -San Franciso Chronicle Immensely informative and more than slightly scary. -The Washington Post A vividly recounted journey th
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Author's Bio
Misha Glenny is a distinguished journalist and historian. As the Central Europe Correspondent first for The Guardian and then for the BBC, he chronicled the collapse of communism and the wars in the former Yugoslavia. He has won several major awards for his work, including the Sony Gold Award for outstanding contribution to broadcasting. The author of three books on Eastern Europe and the Balkans, he has been regularly consulted by the US and European governments on major policy issues and ran an NGO for three years, assisting with the reconstruction of Serbia, Macedonia and Kosovo. He now lives in London.