Italian mafias today : territory, business and politics /: territory, business and politics. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Felia Allum, Isabella Clough Marinaro, Rocco Sciarrone.
• Editors: Allum, Felia, 1971-; Marinaro, Isabella Clough; Sciarrone, Rocco, 1966-
• Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction: Thinking about Italian mafias today Felia Allum, Isabella Clough Marinaro and Rocco Sciarrone Part I MAFIAS IN TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES 2. Waiting for a new leader: Eras and transitions in Cosa Nostra Alessandra Dino 3. The Camorras in Naples and Campania: Business, groups and families Luciano Brancaccio and Vittorio Martone 4. 'Ndrangheta: A (post-)modern mafia with ancient roots Enzo Ciconte 5. The Sacra Corona Unita: The birth and decline of the fourth mafia? Monica Massari Part II MAFIAS BETWEEN POLITICS, ECONOMY AND SOCIETY 6. The economic dimension of mafias, social capital and the 'grey area' Rocco Sciarrone 7. Mafias and political corruption in Italy Salvatore Sberna and Alberto Vannucci 8. The welfare system of Italian mafias Alessandro Colletti 9. Pizzini: Sicilian mafia culture between continuity and change Rossella Merlino Part III MAFIAS IN NON-TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES 10. Lombardy, the long march of the 'Ndrangheta: Old history and new stories Nando dalla Chiesa 11. Mafias in Emilia Romagna Graziana Corica and Vittorio Mete 12. Rome 'open city'? Camorra expansions into the Italian capital Isabella Clough Marinaro and Maria Giuditta Borselli 13. Italian mafias across Europe Joselle Dagnes, Davide Donatiello and Luca Storti 14. Italian mafias in Australia: The dominance of the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta Felia Allum and David Bright 15. The anti-mafia fight in Italy and abroad Antonio La Spina Bibliography Index.
• Publisher Details: Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 291 pages)
• Subjects: 364.106; Mafia; Mafia -- Italy; Mafia; Italy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781789904147; 1789904145
• Related ISBNs: 1789904137; 9781789904130
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 24, 2019).
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