Mafioso: A History of the Mafia from Its Origins to the Present DayAn account of the Mafia's origins, growth, myths, and present-day Sicilian and American realities, recounting events of local and international import and revealing ties with business and government |
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He achieves it through the only authority he recognizes , the Mafia group or gang
, known in Sicily as the cosca ( plural cosche ) . As we have said , probably the
only time when we hear the truth from a mafioso on trial is when he asserts that ...
He achieves it through the only authority he recognizes , the Mafia group or gang
, known in Sicily as the cosca ( plural cosche ) . As we have said , probably the
only time when we hear the truth from a mafioso on trial is when he asserts that ...
Pagina 31
Even cemeteries have their cosca , and anyone who fails to pay up may find the
family tomb vandalized , or fresh flowers removed and sold back to the local
florist . Traders of all kinds have to give a percentagethe pizzo — to the
controlling ...
Even cemeteries have their cosca , and anyone who fails to pay up may find the
family tomb vandalized , or fresh flowers removed and sold back to the local
florist . Traders of all kinds have to give a percentagethe pizzo — to the
controlling ...
Pagina 153
10 The Cosche : a Mafia Journey With twenty years ' hindsight , it is possible to
construct a map of the powerful ... The cosca of Mariano Licari ruled the area of
Marsala ; it specialized in rackets in all fields of vine - growing , wine selling and ...
10 The Cosche : a Mafia Journey With twenty years ' hindsight , it is possible to
construct a map of the powerful ... The cosca of Mariano Licari ruled the area of
Marsala ; it specialized in rackets in all fields of vine - growing , wine selling and ...
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Institution | 3 |
Transformations | 51 |
Links with the United States | 53 |
Copyright | |
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| Titolo | Mafioso: A History of the Mafia from Its Origins to the Present Day |
| Autore | Gaia Servadio |
| Editore | Stein and Day, 1976 |
| ISBN | 0812821017, 9780812821017 |
| Lunghezza | 316 pagine |
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