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Book SynopsisA century before the emergence of its cousin, the Sicilian mafia, the criminal organisation known as 'The Camorra' was establishing a deadly grip on Naples and Southern Italy. Its influence today is as strong as ever. This account of the organisation and its shadowy leaders reveals a crime syndicate of extraordinary power and resources: it involves the major political parties, along with the police, judiciary, administrators and leading figures in the business community.
Trade Review"'Very well-researched... excellent' - Vincenzo Ruggiero, THES 'Lively and readable... honest and interesting' - Mark Galeotti, Modern Italy 'Excellent, an exciting read' - Carl Levy 'Tom Behan convincingly shows that all levels of the Italian state, including the judiciary are sufficiently corrupt and in hock to the Camorra as to make all reformist solutions bankrupt' - Socialist Review"
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 The origins of the Camorra and the Mafia 2 The postwar development of the Camorra 3 The 'administrative economy' and the 1980 earthquake 4 The 'business camorra' of the Nuvoletta gang 5 The Cirillo affair 6 How the Camorra works 7 Criminal politics 8 Who will stop the Camorra? Conclusion -
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