The Two Mafias: A Transatlantic History, 1888-2008

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Springer, 5 ago 2015 - 236 pagine
A realistic understanding of the mafia must avoid depictions both of a monolithic organization and of localized, isolated groups. Here, renowned historian Salvatore Lupo analyzes the mafia as a network of varied relationships and institutions, the result of a complex cultural and social encounter that was shaped by multiple, diverse environments.
 

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fi A transcontinental gang 19011908
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Italian gangsters elite in New York 1920s1950s
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Doctor Allegras view on the transatlantic network
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Murders related to organized mobs in New York
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GambinoInzerillos family tree
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Two SicilianAmerican Mafia links 1970s1980s
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Mafias Ideology
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Notes
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Bibliography and Sources
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Index
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Salvatore Lupo is Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Palermo, Italy. The foremost and most frequently cited authority on the history of Sicilian mafia, he has published over 20 books and is a co-founder of the journal Meridiana.

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