Historia de la Mafia / Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
Historia de la Mafia / Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
Dickie, John
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Condition: New, UPC: 9788499925141, Publication Date: Mon, February 1, 2016, Type: Hardcover ,
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6Mafia. Camorra. 'Ndrangheta. La mafia siciliana, la Cosa Nostra, no es la nica sociedad criminal peligrosa de italia.

El pa s alberga otras dos mafias importantes: la camorra napolitana y, en la pobre y aislada regi n de Calabria, la misteriosa 'Ndrangheta, que se ha convertido en la m s poderosa de la actualidad.

Desde que aparecieron, las tres mafias han corrompido las instituciones italianas, recortado las opciones vitales de sus conciudadanos, eludido la justicia y establecido su rentable intermediaci n como alternativa a los tribunales.

Pero cada una de estas hermandades tiene sus propios m todos, sus rituales salvajes, su brutalidad caracter stica. La sombra del crimen organizado oscurece todo un pa s consumido por la deuda, la par lisis pol tica y la corrupci n rampante.

La 'Ndrangheta controla la mayor a del tr fico mayorista de coca na, y, seg n algunos c lculos, hasta el 3 % del PIB de Italia. John Dickie es una autoridad internacional en la historia del crimen organizado, y en este libro combina la investigaci n en archivos con una narraci n apasionante y un l cido an lisis para explicar un ecosistema criminal nico, y obtener la obra definitiva sobre la mafia en toda su extensi n.

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Hailed in Italy as the best book ever written about the mafia in any language, Cosa Nostra is a fascinating, violent, and darkly comic account that reads like fiction and takes us deep into the inner sanctum of this secret society where few have dared to tread.In this gripping history of the Sicilian mafia, John Dickie uses startling new research to reveal the inner workings of this secret society with a murderous record. He explains how the mafia began, how it responds to threats and challenges, and introduces us to the real-life characters that inspired the American imagination for generations, making the mafia an international, larger than life cultural phenomenon. Dickie's dazzling cast of characters includes Antonio Giammona, the first "boss of bosses'; New York cop Joe Petrosino, who underestimated the Sicilian mafia and paid for it with his life; and Bernard "the Tractor" Provenzano, the current boss of bosses who has been hiding in Sicily since 1963.

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