Is Sicily the future of Russia? Private protection and the rise of the Russian Mafia

European Journal of Sociology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 224-258

  Varese, Federico ^a  

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EID: 84972272939     PISSN: 00039756     EISSN: 14740583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003975600006858     Document Type: Article

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