9780224075039
Category Name : Society, Politics & Philosophy
Author Name : McMafia: Crime without Frontiers
Publisher Name : In the form of "McMafia", Misha Glenny has written a first-rate book on the world of organised crime. The book opens with the narration of a brutal shooting in the UK, then discusses the fall of communism and the rise of globalisation, to take us into a world of smuggling, prostitution, gun-running, drug syndicates, drug cartels, protection rackets, money laundering, cybercrime, white collar crime, gang warfare and the manufacture of fake goods, and the connections between these, the economy, the world of business and the world of politics. The chapters I enjoyed most were the one on Brazil, discussing cybercrime, and on Nigeria, on the subject of white-collar crime. Some of the dirty deeds committed on the orders of the Ukrainian Government, horrifying as they were, also made for an interesting read. My least favourite chapter was the one on South Africa because, of course, the subject of apartheid comes up and racial issues are a hot potato that I prefer to stay well away from. When I first started reading "McMafia" I found the book quite hard to follow because there were so many different foreign names to remember. This made it fairly easy to put down. But as I read on, it became more and more absorbing and I'm really glad I stuck with it now. "McMafia" is a great piece of journalism and is well worth reading if you're into books on crime but are looking for something a little different.
Minimum Price : £ 12.39
Category Name : Society, Politics & Philosophy
Author Name : McMafia: Crime without Frontiers
Publisher Name : In the form of "McMafia", Misha Glenny has written a first-rate book on the world of organised crime. The book opens with the narration of a brutal shooting in the UK, then discusses the fall of communism and the rise of globalisation, to take us into a world of smuggling, prostitution, gun-running, drug syndicates, drug cartels, protection rackets, money laundering, cybercrime, white collar crime, gang warfare and the manufacture of fake goods, and the connections between these, the economy, the world of business and the world of politics. The chapters I enjoyed most were the one on Brazil, discussing cybercrime, and on Nigeria, on the subject of white-collar crime. Some of the dirty deeds committed on the orders of the Ukrainian Government, horrifying as they were, also made for an interesting read. My least favourite chapter was the one on South Africa because, of course, the subject of apartheid comes up and racial issues are a hot potato that I prefer to stay well away from. When I first started reading "McMafia" I found the book quite hard to follow because there were so many different foreign names to remember. This made it fairly easy to put down. But as I read on, it became more and more absorbing and I'm really glad I stuck with it now. "McMafia" is a great piece of journalism and is well worth reading if you're into books on crime but are looking for something a little different.
Minimum Price : £ 12.39
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