Reversible destiny :: mafia, antimafia, and the struggle for Palermo /

Reversible Destiny traces the history of the Sicilian mafia to its nineteenth-century roots and examines its late twentieth-century involvement in urban real estate and construction as well as drugs. Based on research in the regional capital of Palermo, this book suggests lessons regarding secretive...

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1. Verfasser: Schneider, Jane, 1938-
Weitere Verfasser: Schneider, Peter T., 1933-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
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Zusammenfassung:Reversible Destiny traces the history of the Sicilian mafia to its nineteenth-century roots and examines its late twentieth-century involvement in urban real estate and construction as well as drugs. Based on research in the regional capital of Palermo, this book suggests lessons regarding secretive organized crime: its capacity to reproduce a subculture of violence through time, its acquisition of a dense connective web of political and financial protectors during the Cold War era, and the sad reality that repressing it easily risks harming vulnerable people and communities.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 339 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520929494
0520929497
0585466165
9780585466163
1597348708
9781597348706
9780520221000
0520221001
9780520236097
0520236092
9786612356995
6612356995

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