This book explores historical accounts of organised crime and terrorism, drawing on research from around the world in such areas as the USA, UK, Ireland, France, Colombia, Somalia, Burma, and Trinidad and Tobago.

James Windle is Lecturer in Criminology at University College Cork and Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of East London.

John F. Morrison is Reader in Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Terrorism and Extremism Research Centre (TERC) at the University of East London.

Aaron Winter is Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of East London.

Andrew Silke is Professor of Terrorism, Risk and Resilience at Cranfield University.

1. Introduction: Hawking the historical method in organised crime and terrorism studies, James Windle, John F. Morrison, Aaron Winter and Andrew Silke. Organised Crime. 2. 'A citadel of crime': Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the O'Connor System, James A. Densley 3. The causes of traditional organized crime: Comparing Chicago and New York, Robert M Lombardo 4. The French Connection: A brief critical history, Ryan Gingeras 5. 'He just wasn't the bloke I used to know': Social capital and the fragmentation of a British organised crime network, James Windle. Terrorism. 6. 1975: The truce that changed the Troubles, John F. Morrison 7. The Klan is history: A historical perspective on the revival of the far-right in 'post-racial' America, Aaron Winter. Terrorism and organised crime? 8. Somali maritime predation: Traditional piracy or a new form of terrorism?, Anamika Twyman-Ghoshal 9. Narcoterrorism in Colombia, Francis Gaffney 10. Empire, war, decolonisation and the birth of the illicit opium trade in Burma, 1800-1961, John Collins 11. Jamaat-al-Muslimeen: The blurred lines between organised crime and terrorism in Trinidad and Tobago, Andrew Silke