Codes of the underworld : how criminals communicate / Diego Gambetta.
| Author/creator |
Gambetta, Diego, 1952- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2009. |
| Description | xxv, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Criminal credentials -- The power of limits -- Information as hostage -- Why prisoners fight (and signal) -- Self-harm as a signal -- Conventional and iconic signals -- Protecting easy-to-fake signals -- Criminal trademarks -- Nicknames -- Why (low) life imitates art. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009006822 |
| ISBN | 9780691119373 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0691119376 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV6085 .G36 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |