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portada Mafia Raj: The Rule of Bosses in South Asia (South Asia in Motion)
Type
Physical Book
Year
2018
Language
English
Pages
352
Format
Hardcover
ISBN13
9781503606388
Edition No.
1

Mafia Raj: The Rule of Bosses in South Asia (South Asia in Motion)

Lucia Michelutti; Ashraf Hoque; Nicolas Martin; David Picherit; Paul Rollier; Arild E. Ruud; Clarinda Still (Author) · Stanford University Press · Hardcover

Mafia Raj: The Rule of Bosses in South Asia (South Asia in Motion) - Lucia Michelutti; Ashraf Hoque; Nicolas Martin; David Picherit; Paul Rollier; Arild E. Ruud; Clarinda Still

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Synopsis "Mafia Raj: The Rule of Bosses in South Asia (South Asia in Motion)"

"Mafia" has become an indigenous South Asian term. Like Italian mobsters, the South Asian "gangster politicians" are known for inflicting brutal violence while simultaneously upholding vigilante justice--inspiring fear and fantasy. But the term also refers to the diffuse spheres of crime, business, and politics operating within a shadow world that is popularly referred to as the rule of the mafia, or "Mafia Raj." Through intimate stories of the lives of powerful and aspiring bosses in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, this book illustrates their personal struggles for sovereignty as they climb the ladder of success. Ethnographically tracing the particularities of the South Asian case, the authors theorize what they call "the art of bossing," providing nuanced ideas about crime, corruption, and the lure of the strongman across the world.

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