MISHA GLENNY is the author of DarkMarket, McMafia, The Rebirth of History, The Fall of Yugoslavia (which won the Overseas Press Club Award in 1993 for Best Book on Foreign Affairs) and The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804–1999. He was a BBC Central Europe correspondent—he covered the fall of Communism and the wars in the former Yugoslavia—and has been regularly consulted by the U.S. and European governments on major policy issues. He lives in London.
“A smart, outraged, and vividly described whirlwind tour of
criminal conspiracy…. Clear, compelling, and scary.”
—The Christian Science Monitor
“Glenny's obsessive interest in his subject is infections, and his
colorful writing and eye for detail give [McMafia] the feel of a
juicy tell-all.”
—The Washington Post
“Riveting. . . . Provides insightful sociological perspectives
about why certain nations spawn especially widespread and virulent
organized crime networks.”
—The Seattle Times
“Daring. . . . A bravura piece of globe-trotting reportage.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“A terrifying tour of the violent underworld of globalized
crime.”
—New York Post
“Eye-opening…Engrossing.”
—The Miami Herald
“A vividly recounted journey through a dozen of the world's most
potent gangs, cartels and transnational mafias.”
—The Wall Street Journal
For anyone who wants to understand the 21st century, this
illuminating and page-turning book is essential reading.
—Emma Thompson
“‘Behind every great fortune,’ said Balzac, ‘there lies a great
crime.’ Misha Glenny has updated this aperçu for our own time.”
—Christopher Hitchens, author of God is Not Great
“A riveting and chilling journey . . . Readers yearning for a
deeper understanding of the real-life, international counterparts
to The Sopranos need look no further than Glenny's
engrossing study.”
—Publishers Weekly
“In this well-researched and riveting account, Glenny does for
crime what he did for the Balkans. He dissects the international
criminal organizations that run much of the world’s economy and
explains how the criminal underworld has both benefited from and
contributed to globalization.”
—Joseph Stiglitz, author of Making Globalization Work
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