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Search - Gotham Unbound: How New York City Was Liberated From the Grip of Organized Crime

Gotham Unbound How New York City Was Liberated From the Grip of Organized Crime
Author: James B. Jacobs

"Terse, dramatic . . .of equal interest to academics and lay enthusiasts, this serious yet highly readable book addresses Mafia reality more succinctly and clearly than any similar work in recent memory." -Kirkus Reviews "Wherever Puzo's bestsellers and Scorsese's films are popular, this well-organized description of the extent of the Co... more »sa Nostra control of six New York City industries-and the government actions that broke down that control-will appeal." -Booklist "Jacobs's structured approach offers a careful dissection of the Mafia way of doing business that is as effective as a Gambino-orchestrated labor strike." -Publishers Weekly "This book fills a sorely needed gap in the literature on the intersection among organized crime, public policy, economics and law." -Gerald J. Russello, The Law and Politics Book Review Cosa Nostra. Organized crime. The Mob. Call it what you like, no other crime group has infiltrated labor unions and manipulated legitimate industries like Italian organized crime families. One cannot understand the history and political economy of New York City-or most other major American cities-in the 20th century without focusing on the role of organized crime in the urban power structure. Gotham Unbound demonstrates the remarkable range of Cosa Nostra's activities and influence and convincingly argues that 20th century organized crime has been no minor annoyance at the periphery of society but a major force in the core economy, acting as a power broker, even as an alternative government in many sectors of the urban economy. James B. Jacobs presents the first comprehensive account of the ways in which the Cosa Nostra infiltrated key sectors of New York City's legitimate economic life and how this came over the years to be accepted as inevitable, in some cases even beneficial. The first half of Gotham Unbound is devoted to the ways organized crime became entrenched in six economic sectors and institutions of the city-the garment district, Fulton Fish Market, freight at JFK airport, construction, the Jacob Javits Convention Center, and the waste-hauling industry. The second half compellingly documents the campaign to purge the mob from unions, industries, and economic sectors, focusing on the unrelenting law enforcement efforts and the central role of Rudolph Giuliani's mayoral administration in devising innovative regulatory strategies to combat the mob.

ISBN-13: 9780814742471
ISBN-10: 0814742475
Publication Date: 4/1/2001
Pages: 328
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Publisher: New York University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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