Description |
xix, 239 pages : maps ; 21 cm |
Series |
Versa |
Contents |
I. Th Mafia and Mafiosi traditional Calabria and Sicily -- 1. The behaviour of the Mafioso 00 2. The power of the Mafioso -- II. The crisis of the Mafia during the great post-war transformation -- 3. Honour, wealth and political power in the 1950s and 1960s -- III. The Mafia as entrepreneurs -- 4. The Mafia in business in the 1970s -- 5. The Mafioso-entrepeneur, the 'Family" and the Cosca -- 6. The limits of Mafia capitalism -- 7. The political autonomy of Mafia power -- 8. The entrepreneurial Mafia and the heroin economy -- IV. Afterword to the english edition -- Current world trends in organized crime -- Map of Southern Italy and Sicily |
Notes |
Distributor statement from book jacket |
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Translation of: La Mafia imprenditrice |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Includes index |
Notes |
Translation of: La Mafia imprenditrice |
Subject |
Mafia -- Italy -- History.
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Mafia -- Italy, Southern.
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Mafia -- Italy.
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Organized crime -- Economic aspects -- Italy, Southern.
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LC no. |
87672150 |
ISBN |
0805272852 (Schocken) |
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0860911357 |
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