Mafia and antimafia : a brief history / by Umberto Santino ; introduction by John Dickie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Santino, Umberto, author.

Contributor:

Dickie, John, 1963- writer of introduction.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mafia--Italy--Sicily--History.

Mafia.

Organized crime--Italy--Sicily--Prevention--History.

Organized crime.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Mafia & antimafia

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2015.

Language Note:

Text in English, translated from Italian.

Summary:

"The mafia is the impenetrable and seemingly infallible embodiment of notoriety and criminality. Umberto Santino, one of Italy's leading mafia experts, here provides a new perspective on the mafia: as a polymorphic organization which encompasses crime, the accumulation of corruptly acquired wealth and power, the cultural code of omerta and consensus. Exploring the movements which strive to fight against the powers of the mafia, such as the campaigns of civil society organizations like the Centro siciliano di documentazione, the author also provides a fresh look at the mechanisms - and struggles - of the antimafia movement."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

The Author

Maps. Organized crime in Italy, The structure of Cosa Nostra, Mafia in Sicily, 'Mandamenti' in Palermo, 'Mandamenti' in province of Palermo

1. What people say and what I think Figure. Mafia and the relationships system

2. Premafia phenomena

3. Mafia and antimafia in an agricultural society

4. Mafia and antimafia in the 1960s and 1970s

5. Mafia and antimafia from the 1980s to the present day Maps. Mafia today. 'Mandamenti' in Palermo, 'Mandamenti' in province of Palermo

6. Other mafias

Glossary

Chronology

Bibliography

Illustrations

Captions for the illustrations

Acknowledgements

Picture Acknowledgements.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780755621477

0755621476

9780857726940

0857726943

OCLC:

1004201194