Mafia and Antimafia: A Brief History

by Umberto Santino and John Dickie

The mafia is the impenetrable and seemingly infallible embodiment of notoriety and criminality. Umberto Santino, one of Italy's leading mafia experts, here provides a new perspective on the mafia: as a polymorphic organization which encompasses crime, the accumulation of corruptly acquired wealth and power, the cultural code of omerta and consensus. Exploring the movements which strive to fight against the powers of the mafia, such as the campaigns...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178076667X
• ISBN13: 9781780766676
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.6"