The Rule of Bosses in South Asia
by
Lucia Michelutti, Ashraf Hoque, Nicolas Martin
Language: English
Release Date: December 25, 2018
"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...