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Nonfiction Books » Politics & Society » Crime & Criminology » Page 3

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Last updated: November 14, 2024

    The best books on America’s Undocumented Workers, recommended by Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz

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    The best books on America’s Undocumented Workers - The Mobility of Labor and Capital by Saskia Sassen

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    The Mobility of Labor and Capital
    by Saskia Sassen

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    The best books on America’s Undocumented Workers - For We Are Sold, I and My People by María Patricia Fernández-Kelly

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    For We Are Sold, I and My People
    by María Patricia Fernández-Kelly

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    The best books on America’s Undocumented Workers - Coyotes by Ted Conover

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    Coyotes
    by Ted Conover

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    The best books on America’s Undocumented Workers - Shadowed Lives by Leo R Chavez

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    Shadowed Lives
    by Leo R Chavez

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    The best books on America’s Undocumented Workers - Janitors, Street Vendors, and Activists by Christian Zlolniski

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    Janitors, Street Vendors, and Activists
    by Christian Zlolniski

  • The anthropologist tells us about books that give voice to low-wage migrant labourers and explains the mutual dependence of slums and “urban glamour zones”

  • The best books on America’s Undocumented Workers - The Mobility of Labor and Capital by Saskia Sassen
  • The best books on America’s Undocumented Workers - For We Are Sold, I and My People by María Patricia Fernández-Kelly
  • The best books on America’s Undocumented Workers - Coyotes by Ted Conover
  • The best books on America’s Undocumented Workers - Shadowed Lives by Leo R Chavez
  • The best books on America’s Undocumented Workers - Janitors, Street Vendors, and Activists by Christian Zlolniski

The best books on America’s Undocumented Workers, recommended by Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz

The anthropologist tells us about books that give voice to low-wage migrant labourers and explains the mutual dependence of slums and “urban glamour zones”

The best books on America’s Undocumented Workers, recommended by Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz

    The best books on The Best Books on the Sicilian Mafia, recommended by Diego Gambetta

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    The best books on The Best Books on the Sicilian Mafia - Condizioni politiche e amministrative della Sicilia by Leopoldo Franchetti

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    Condizioni politiche e amministrative della Sicilia
    by Leopoldo Franchetti

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    The best books on The Best Books on the Sicilian Mafia - Men of Honour: the Truth about the Mafia by Judge Giovanni Falcone

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    Men of Honour: the Truth about the Mafia
    by Judge Giovanni Falcone

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    The best books on The Best Books on the Sicilian Mafia - History of the Mafia by Salvatore Lupo

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    History of the Mafia
    by Salvatore Lupo

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    The best books on The Best Books on the Sicilian Mafia - Men of Dishonor by Antonio Calderone & Pino Arlacchi

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    Men of Dishonor
    by Antonio Calderone & Pino Arlacchi

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    The best books on The Best Books on the Sicilian Mafia - La Mafia in Casa Mia by Anna Puglisi and Umberto Santino

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    La Mafia in Casa Mia
    by Anna Puglisi and Umberto Santino

  • 'If you go to Palermo and say, “I’m researching the Mafia,” they laugh a lot. First of all they laugh a lot, and then they kill you.'

  • The best books on The Best Books on the Sicilian Mafia - Condizioni politiche e amministrative della Sicilia by Leopoldo Franchetti
  • The best books on The Best Books on the Sicilian Mafia - Men of Honour: the Truth about the Mafia by Judge Giovanni Falcone
  • The best books on The Best Books on the Sicilian Mafia - History of the Mafia by Salvatore Lupo
  • The best books on The Best Books on the Sicilian Mafia - Men of Dishonor by Antonio Calderone & Pino Arlacchi
  • The best books on The Best Books on the Sicilian Mafia - La Mafia in Casa Mia by Anna Puglisi and Umberto Santino

The best books on The Best Books on the Sicilian Mafia, recommended by Diego Gambetta

‘If you go to Palermo and say, “I’m researching the Mafia,” they laugh a lot. First of all they laugh a lot, and then they kill you.’

The best books on The Best Books on the Sicilian Mafia, recommended by Diego Gambetta
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