Cosa Nostra, a history of the Sicilian Mafia, John Dickie
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Label
Cosa Nostra, a history of the Sicilian Mafia, John Dickie
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references p. ([343]-353) and index
Illustrations
platesportraitsillustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Cosa Nostra
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
56725640
Responsibility statement
John Dickie
Sub title
a history of the Sicilian Mafia
Table Of Contents
Men of honour -- 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 1983-1992 -- Bombs and submersion 1992-2003