Village Politics and the Mafia in Sicily - Second Edition (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed)

He suggests that the mafia emerged only in some parts of Sicily and was never a single overarching criminal organization. It arose, in fact, from a self-help tradition that eventually became corrupted and ultimately a burden on most villagers - land workers and proprietors alike. The local antimafia forces also became a drain on village life and by the middle of the 1950s both the mafia and the antimafia, far from destroying one another, had vanquished themselves. The first study to extend rational choice institutionalism to Italian history and politics, Village Politics and the Mafia in Sicily offers an in-depth analysis of the impact of the abolition of feudalism in 1812, the unification of Italy in 1860, and subsequent regime changes on village politics in Sicily. Sabetti details the emergence, evolution, and collapse of a local mafia and antimafia in a historical, "before-after," perspective. Refocusing the study of village politics and the mafia, he also suggests what can happen when those acting for the state regard ordinary people as passive voices in the game of life.

General

Imprint:	McGill-Queen's University Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	November 2002
First published:	November 2002
Authors:	Filippo Sabetti
Dimensions:	154 x 230 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	324
Edition:	2 Rev Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7735-2475-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > History > General
LSN:	0-7735-2475-4
Barcode:	9780773524750

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