Columbia University Press, Date: 2009. Hardcover with dust jacket. VG/G. Dust jacket is gently worn and scuffed. Good otherwise. 328 pages. 2009. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231131348 9780231131346 [US]

Columbia University Press, New York, Date: 2009. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xviii + 328pp. Internally clean. Binding firm, spine slightly cocked. Dust Jacket slightly creased. Covers slightly marked. Corners slightly bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Italy & United States; Modern; History. ISBN: 0231131348. ISBN/EAN: 9780231131346. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 47861. . 9780231131346 2009. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231131348 9780231131346 [GB]

New York: Columbia University Press, Date: 2009. Hardcover, first translated English edition in unclipped dust jacket, very good condition. Small scuff to upper edge of front jacket cover and spine ends lightly bumped. Clean and unmarked throughout. AD. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. 2009. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231131348 9780231131346 [GB]

Columbia University Press, Date: 2009-06-24. Hardcover. Used: Good. 2009. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231131348 9780231131346 [US]

Columbia University Press, Date: 2009-07-01. Hardcover. Used:Good. 2009. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231131348 9780231131346 [US]

Hardback. New. When we think of the Italian Mafia, we think of Marlon Brando, Tony Soprano, and the Corleones--iconic actors and characters who give shady dealings a mythical pop presence. Yet these sensational depictions take us only so far. The true story of the Mafia reveals both an organization and mindset dedicated to the preservation of tradition. It is no accident that the rise of the Mafia coincided with the unification of Italy and the influx of immigrants into America. The Mafia means more than a horse head under the sheets--it functions as an alternative to the state, providing its own social and political justice. Combining a nuanced history with a unique counternarrative concerning stereotypes of the immigrant, Salvatore Lupo, a leading historian of modern Italy and a major authority on its criminal history, has written the definitive account of the Sicilian Mafia from 1860 to the present. Consulting rare archival sources, he traces the web of associations, both illicit and legitimate, that have defined Cosa Nostra during its various incarnations. He focuses on several crucial periods of transition: the Italian unification of 1860 to 1861, the murder of noted politician Notarbartolo, fascist repression of the Mafia, the Allied invasion of 1943, social conflicts after each world war, and the major murders and trials of the 1980s. Lupo identifies the internal cultural codes that define the Mafia and places these codes within the context of social groups and ...

ISBN10: 0231131348, ISBN13: 9780231131346, [publisher: Columbia Univ Pr] Hardcover 352 pages. 9.30x6.20x1.30 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2009]

New York Columbia University Press 2009 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 352 p.