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This quick reference for students and general readers contains nearly 500 alphabetically arranged entries on the history, practices, culture, and people of the Mafia. Former crime reporter Sifakis opens the third edition with a new preface that assesses the position of the Mafia since the imprisonment of a number of mob leaders in the 1990s. Sample topics include the Bonanno crime family, syndicate leader Bugsy Siegel, outlaw bikers, Prohibition, Frank Sinatra, the "tommy" gun, the Chinese Mafia, and waterfront rackets. The volume is illustrated with more than 100 b&w photographs and concludes with a chronology. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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