The mafia and al-Qaeda: Violent and secretive organizations in comparative and historical perspective

American Anthropologist

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 776-782

  Schneider, Jane ^a   Schneider, Peter ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold War; Criminal networks; Mafia; Revenge; Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036740998     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2002.104.3.776     Document Type: Review

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