#  Gangsters and Other Statesmen (Princeton University Press) - Danilo Mandic 

 



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**Mirra Komarovsky** [**Best Book Award**](https://sociology.fas.harvard.edu/news/danilo-mandi%C4%87-wins-ess-best-book-award) **(2022)**

**Best Book Award, ASA's Section on Peace, War, and Social Conflict​​​​​​ (2022)**

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"**This is a gestalt-changing book for understanding today's strife-torn world**."—Randall Collins

"**A masterpiece. Mandić has produced a breathtaking and expertly crafted page-turner**."—Bart Bonikowski

"**In this beautifully written and riveting book, Mandić shows that the line between political power and mafias is more porous than even Tilly imagined**."—Miguel Centeno

"**Highly original. There is no doubt that** ***Gangsters and Other Statesmen*** **is a significant contribution**."—Siniša Malešević

"**Timely and important**."—Katherine Hirschfeld

P.U.P. | <https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691187877/gangsters-and-other-statesmen>

Times Literary Supplement | <https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/secession-and-the-sovereignty-game-ryan-griffiths-gangsters-and-other-statesmen-danilo-mandic-book-review/>

Balkan Insight | <https://balkaninsight.com/2020/07/27/mafias-matter-new-book-looks-at-organised-crimes-influence-on-separatism/>

*Here &amp; There* podcast | <https://davemarash.com/2021/05/04/danilo-mandic-harvard-university-the-role-of-organized-crime-in-separatist-movements/>

N1 | <https://youtu.be/VfznwcDboMU?t=1424>

RTV | [https://media.rtv.rs/sr\_lat/pravi-ugao/65435](https://media.rtv.rs/sr_lat/pravi-ugao/65435)

SRF | <https://www.srf.ch/play/radio/popupaudioplayer?id=2a1a13a1-37a8-45b1-95ff-b3b59957d2ba>

History, Culture and Society Workshop:



 

Association for Study of Nationalities (ASN) Book Panel: [VIDEO](https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/PSZn-Y72qj0iRRjtF9ntTreDUds4lcbF2Cri3J0ZA_PQFKV5gQDc3O-q4Rw7f2si8I0jnuoJCyj3WICL.s87EaZUbxYbK85XV?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=K99_1E-cTL6bNKwZLa0Bug.1620425327337.6bb44e92ef0cf82152554aef8350b39e&_x_zm_rhtaid=949)



 

Departures Podcast: [AUDIO](https://robertamsterdam.com/departures-podcast-featuring-danilo-mandic-author-of-gangsters-and-other-statesmen/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)

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*Then &amp; Now* Podcast (w/Dave Marash): [VIDEO](/mandic/Then%20&%20Now%20w/Dave%20Marash)%20Organized%20crime%20in%20separatist%20movements)



 

Radio Televizija Vojvodine (RTV) \[српски\]

\[[VIDEO](https://media.rtv.rs/sr_ci/pravi-ugao/65435)\] : [https://media.rtv.rs/sr\_ci/pravi-ugao/65435](https://media.rtv.rs/sr_ci/pravi-ugao/65435)

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