Presents the story of the Sicilian mafia, the world's most famous, most secretive and most misunderstood criminal fraternity. This book reconstructs the history of the Sicilian mafia from its origins, from the lemon groves and sulphur mines of Sicily, to the streets of Manhattan.
Presents the story of the Sicilian mafia, the world's most famous, most secretive and most misunderstood criminal fraternity. This book reconstructs t...
In MAFIA REPUBLIC, John Dickie, Professor of Italian Studies at University College, London and author of the international bestsellers COSA NOSTRA and MAFIA BROTHERHOODS, shows how the Italian mafias have grown in power and become more and more interconnected, with terrifying consequences. The Financial Times described John Dickie's MAFIA BROTHERHOODS as 'Powered by the sort of muscular prose that one associates with great detective fiction' and in MAFIA REPUBLIC John Dickie again marries outstanding scholarship with compelling storytelling. In 1946, Italy became a democratic Republic,...
In MAFIA REPUBLIC, John Dickie, Professor of Italian Studies at University College, London and author of the international bestsellers COSA NOSTRA and...
