Neighborhood Outfit

Organized Crime in Chicago Heights

AvLouis Corsino

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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From the slot machine trust of the early 1900s to the prolific Prohibition era bootleggers allied with Al Capone, and for decades beyond, organized crime in Chicago Heights, Illinois, represented a vital component of the Chicago Outfit. Louis Corsino taps interviews, archives, government documents, and his own family's history to tell the story of the Chicago Heights "boys" and their place in the city's Italian American community in the twentieth century. Debunking the popular idea of organized crime as a uniquely Italian enterprise, Corsino delves into the social and cultural forces that contributed to illicit activities. As he shows, discrimination blocked opportunities for Italians' social mobility and the close-knit Italian communities that arose in response to such limits produced a rich supply of social capital Italians used to pursue alternative routes to success that ranged from Italian grocery stores to union organizing to, on occasion, crime.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-11-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:227 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:University of Illinois Press
ISBN:9780252080296

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Louis Corsino is a professor of sociology at North Central College.

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"An in-depth historical review and analysis of an important part of organized crime, the "Outfit," in the Cook County, Illinois, suburb of Chicago Heights. This outstanding work of scholarship makes use of popular and scholarly sources, including the author's own family whose roots in the community go back generations. His book is a must for anyone interested in organized crime in Chicago and its environs."--Howard Abadinsky, author of Organized Crime"Corsino succeeds in The Neighborhood Outfit, demolishing the essentialist perspective on Italian American participation in organized crime."--Italian American Review"Louis Corsino provides an in-depth historical review and analysis of an important part of organized crime, the "Outfit," in the Cook County, Illinois, suburb of Chicago Heights. This outstanding work of scholarship makes use of popular and scholarly sources, including the author's own family whose roots in the community go back generations. His book is a must for anyone interested in organized crime in Chicago and its environs."--Howard Abadinsky, author of Organized Crime

Innehållsförteckning

CoverTitle PageCopyrightContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Chicago Heights and Organized Crime2. Were They Pushed? Cultural, Political, and Economic Discrimination3. Did They Jump? Labor Organizations, Mutual-Aid Societies, and Ethnic Businesses4. You Can't Shoot EveryoneConclusionNotesIndex