Into the Heart of the Mafia: A Journey Through the Italian South

By David Lane

Book Overview

In this investigation into the criminal underworld of the cities and villages of the Italian South, David Lane provides an unrivaled expose of the operations of the Mafia today From Naples, home of Mafia-controlled mozzarella and toxic waste, through the no less rotten Calabria, to Sicily, cradle of Cosa Nostra, the hold of the Mafia on Southern Italy is as strong as ever. Following a multi-decade career as a journalist in Italy, David Lane uses his extensive contacts into the world of organized crime to demonstrate how globalization has transformed the Mafia into more than simply a global phenomenon. In painful detail, Into the Heart of the Mafia describes the unceasing mafia pressure endured by priests and politicians, businessmen, trade unionists, and ordinary citizens, and the risks undertaken by the policemen, judges, and politicians who fight to weaken the Mafia's influence. A travelogue with the most deadly of implications, Into the Heart of the Mafia stands as a guide like no other into the darkest side of Italy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312614349
• ISBN13: 9780312614348
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

very dry read! YAWN

just a reporters trip to Sicily taking to mayors from different regions, and his perspective of the mafia in Sicily