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Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia | John Dickie
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The Italian-American mafia has its roots in a mysterious and powerful criminal network in Sicily. While the mythology of the mafia has been widely celebrated in American culture, the true origins of its rituals, laws, and methods have never actually been revealed. John Dickie uses startling new research to expose the secrets of the Sicilian mafia, providing a fascinating account that is more violent, frightening, and darkly comic than anything conceived in popular movies and novels. How did the Sicilian mafia begin? How did it achieve its powerful grip in Italy and America? How does it operate today? From the mafia's origins in the 1860s to its current tense relationship with the Berlusconi government, Cosa Nostra takes us to the inner sanctum where few have dared to go before. This is an important work of history and a revelation for anyone who ever wondered what it means to be "made" in the mob.
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gerry_mander
Mehso-so

I've always had an interest in the Mafia, from movies I grew up watching, I'm sure. This book tells the history of Sicilian mafia, from Garibaldis unification of Italy, through fascism under Mussolini, the exodus to America, internal wars, mass killings, corruption, heroin and right up to the maxi trials held in a bunker and beyond. The book reads more like a giant essay with a huge amount of info and names and I found it hard to take it all in...

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hanseatic
Mehso-so

Um die Wahrheit zu sagen, ich war nicht sicher ob ich das Buch fertig lesen würde. Dickies Geschichte der sizilianischen Mafia ist sehr detailliert und es kommen hunderte Personen vor, die meisten sind nach einigen Seiten bereits ermordet. Irgendwann konnte ich kaum noch folgen. Außerdem war die eBook Version furchtbar formatiert, was den Lesefluss nicht unbedingt erleichtert hat.

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