TY - JOUR TI - Mafia in the Mirror of Sociology T2 - Economic Sociology IS - Economic Sociology KW - organized crime KW - mafia KW - subculture KW - mafia as economic organization AB - Mafia is the most popular topic in the cinema and literature. The paper covers the historical and cultural background of mafia and its cultural and organizational forms. Particularly it tells about Italian and American mafias. The research is based on the sociological assumptions AU - Vadim Volkov UR - https://ecsoc.hse.ru/en/2004-5-3/26591396.html PY - 2004 SP - 16-34 VL - 5