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- catalog abstract "This text examines the imagery linked to the term "mafia". The author aims to break down the mystique surrounding the word, attributing its buildup to sensational reporting, hidden agendas and the public's fascination with the idea of a secret criminal society. In tracing this mystique through history, the author determines how much of that image comes from actual events.".
- catalog contributor b9216953.
- catalog created "[1975]".
- catalog date "1975".
- catalog date "[1975]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[1975]".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 371-386.".
- catalog description "The image problems of 'Mafia' -- pt. 1. How it all started. The Mafia comes to America -- How 'organized crime' waxed as 'Mafia' waned -- The gangster hero : a fictional stereotype is born -- pt. 2. The anti-Mafia cold war. Coming up for air : Kefauver's sinister 'discovery' -- The Apalachin conclave : Croswell flushes the Mafia -- The conspiracy of silence -- Education or brainwashing? The co-opted stereotype -- aka Mafioso : a case of mistaken identity -- pt. 3. The contemporary dilemma. Fact and myth : the contemporary Mafia -- A threat to the nation?".
- catalog description "This text examines the imagery linked to the term "mafia". The author aims to break down the mystique surrounding the word, attributing its buildup to sensational reporting, hidden agendas and the public's fascination with the idea of a secret criminal society. In tracing this mystique through history, the author determines how much of that image comes from actual events.".
- catalog extent "xi, 399 p.".
- catalog hasFormat "Mafia mystique.".
- catalog identifier "0465043135".
- catalog isFormatOf "Mafia mystique.".
- catalog issued "1975".
- catalog issued "[1975]".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, Basic Books".
- catalog relation "Mafia mystique.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "364.1/06/0973 20".
- catalog subject "HV6446 .S54".
- catalog subject "Mafia United States.".
- catalog subject "Organized crime United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The image problems of 'Mafia' -- pt. 1. How it all started. The Mafia comes to America -- How 'organized crime' waxed as 'Mafia' waned -- The gangster hero : a fictional stereotype is born -- pt. 2. The anti-Mafia cold war. Coming up for air : Kefauver's sinister 'discovery' -- The Apalachin conclave : Croswell flushes the Mafia -- The conspiracy of silence -- Education or brainwashing? The co-opted stereotype -- aka Mafioso : a case of mistaken identity -- pt. 3. The contemporary dilemma. Fact and myth : the contemporary Mafia -- A threat to the nation?".
- catalog title "The Mafia mystique [by] Dwight C. Smith, Jr.".
- catalog type "text".