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Book Synopsis
Tracing the history of the Sicilian mafia to its 19th-century roots, this text examines its late-20th-century involvement in urban real estate and construction as well as drugs. Based on research in the regional capital of Palermo, the book suggests lessons regarding secretive organized crime.

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Maps
1. The Palermo Crucible
2. The Genesis of the Mafia
3. The Mafia and the Cold War
4. The Cultural Production of Violence
5. Seeking Causes, Casting Blame
6. Mysteries and Poisons
7. The Antimafia Movement
8. Backlash and Renewal
9. Civil Society Groundwork
10. Recuperating the Built Environment
11. “Cultural Re-education”
12. Reversible Destiny
Notes
References
Index

Reversible Destiny

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 13/03/2003
      ISBN13: 9780520236097, 978-0520236097
      ISBN10: 0520236092

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Tracing the history of the Sicilian mafia to its 19th-century roots, this text examines its late-20th-century involvement in urban real estate and construction as well as drugs. Based on research in the regional capital of Palermo, the book suggests lessons regarding secretive organized crime.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations
      Acknowledgments
      Maps
      1. The Palermo Crucible
      2. The Genesis of the Mafia
      3. The Mafia and the Cold War
      4. The Cultural Production of Violence
      5. Seeking Causes, Casting Blame
      6. Mysteries and Poisons
      7. The Antimafia Movement
      8. Backlash and Renewal
      9. Civil Society Groundwork
      10. Recuperating the Built Environment
      11. “Cultural Re-education”
      12. Reversible Destiny
      Notes
      References
      Index

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