Description |
287 pages : illustrations 24 cm |
Note |
"Originally published in Italian in 2010 by Mondadori Electa S.p.A." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Nothing more than criminals -- Reasons for an illustrated book on the Mafia -- From myth to reality : the origins of the Cosa Nostra -- Gangs of New York : immigration, the criminal fringe, and more -- United Italy discovers the Mafia : from the Notarbartolo Affair to Benito Mussolini -- Senseless prohibition : the Golden Age of Mafia gangsters -- An obscure period : from the landings in Sicily to the Giuliano Enigma -- The Corleonesi arrive : victims, widows, and the first Mafia War -- Lucky Luciano, Carlo Gambino, and the others : big families and big bosses -- Corruption, connivance, and massacres : from the Sack of Palermo to the second Mafia war -- The Buscetta Theorem : the season of the Maxi Trial -- The last godfathers : the RICO Act, John Gotti, and the decline -- From massacres to crisis : the attack on the state and the response from institutions -- The Mafia is not defeated : conclusion by Italy's National anti-Mafia prosecutor Pietro Grasso. |
Subject |
Mafia -- History -- Pictorial works.
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Mafia -- History.
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Added Title |
Cosa nostra. English
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ISBN |
9780393341966 paperback $25.00 |
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0393341968 paperback |
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