Cosa Nostra: a history of the Sicilian Mafia / John Dickie
2004, 1st Edition. London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #341598
ISBN: 0340824352
Physical description: xxii, 483 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations, maps, portraits; 24 cm. Contents:
The genesis of the mafia 1860-1876 -- The mafia enters the Italian system 1876-1890 -- Corruption in high places 1890-1904 -- Socialism, fascism, mafia 1893-1943 -- The mafia establishes itself in America 1900-1941 -- War and rebirth 1943-1950 -- God, concrete, heroin, and Cosa Nostra 1950-1963 -- The "first" mafia war and its consequences 1962-1969 -- The origins of the second mafia war 1970-1982 -- Terra Infidelium 1983-1993 -- Bombs and submersion 1992-2003. Subjects: Organized crime. Mafia.
Mafia Italy Sicily History.
Mafia United States History.
Organized crime Italy Sicily History. Italy Politics and government. Mafia Italy Sicily.
Price: €8.95