The heroes of the antimafia resistance, justice, and memory in the struggle against the Italian mafia Nando dalla Chiesa

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dalla Chiesa, Nando, 1949- author.

Series:

Studies of organized crime ; v. 23.

Studies of organized crime volume 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organized crime--Prevention.

Mafia.

Italy.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland Springer [2026]

Summary:

"This book examines two defining moments in Italy’s confrontation with the mafia through a combined sociological and historical lens, focusing on four individuals who played key roles in reshaping the nation’s response to organized crime. The story begins with Pio La Torre, a Sicilian communist deputy, and Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa, a Carabinieri general from Northern Italy - both assassinated in 1982 for their efforts to challenge mafia power. Their murders precipitated a decisive turning point: the approval of Italy’s first comprehensive antimafia legislation. The narrative then turns to the landmark investigations of judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, childhood friends from Palermo’s Kalsa district, whose murders in 1992 unleashed a nationwide mobilization and prompted a second major legislative and organizational offensive against organized crime.By integrating criminological analysis with political and social history, the book explores how state institutions, civil society, and individual agency converged to end a period of mafia impunity. It offers crucial insights into the genesis and evolution of antimafia legislation, the role of education in promoting legality, and Italy’s transformation from a symbol of entrenched organized crime into a global model of democratic resistance"-- Springer Nature Link

Contents:

The heroes : mafia and anti-mafia

The anti-mafia movement

Pio La Torre, the communist

Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, the general

The true and melancholy story of Giovanni Falcone

The final victim : Paolo Borsellino

Parallel lives : together and different—an attempt at comparison

Against the mafia : concluding notes : biographies, legality and memory

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Springer Nature Link, viewed June 22, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Dalla Chiesa, Nando, 1949- Heroes of the antimafia

ISBN:

9783032252876

3032252873

OCLC:

1597396276

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