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Challenging the Mafia Mystique - Cosa Nostra from Legitimisation to Denunciation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015) Loot Price: R1,972
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Challenging the Mafia Mystique - Cosa Nostra from Legitimisation to Denunciation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Rino Coluccello

Challenging the Mafia Mystique - Cosa Nostra from Legitimisation to Denunciation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)

Rino Coluccello

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The Sicilian Mafia, or Cosa Nostra, is one of the most intriguing criminal phenomena in the world. It is an unparalleled organised criminal grouping that over almost two centuries has been able not only to successfully permeate licit and illicit economy, politics and civil society, but also to influence and exercise authoritative power over both the underworld and the upper-world. This criminal phenomenon has been a captivating conundrum for scholars of different disciplines who have tried to explain with various paradigms the reasons behind the emergence and consolidation of the mafia. Challenging the Mafia Mystique provides an analysis of the changes the Sicilian mafia has undergone, from legitimisation to denunciation. Rino Coluccello highlights how, from the very emergence of the organised criminal groups in Sicily, a culture existed that was protective and tolerant of the mafia. He argues that the various conceptualisations of the mafia that dominated the public and scientific debate in the nineteenth and more than half of the twentieth century created a mystique, which legitimised the mafia and contributed to their success. This book will be of great interest to scholars and students of organised crime, Italian politics and Italian literature.

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Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 2015
Authors: Rino Coluccello
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 260
Edition: 1st ed. 2015
ISBN-13: 978-1-137-28049-7
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Associations, clubs, societies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Organized crime > General
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LSN: 1-137-28049-2
Barcode: 9781137280497

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