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Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia John Dickie

Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia By John Dickie

Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia by John Dickie


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The truth is more chilling than fiction: COSA NOSTRA tells, for the first time, the true history of the Sicilian mafia - now revised and updated to include recent events.

Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia Summary

Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia by John Dickie

COSA NOSTRA is the compelling story of the Sicilian mafia, the world's most famous, most secretive and most misunderstood criminal fraternity.

The mafia has been given many names since it was founded one hundred and forty years ago: the Sect, the Brotherhood, the Honoured Society, and now Cosa Nostra. Yet as times have changed, the mafia's subtle and bloody methods have remained the same. Now, for the first time, COSA NOSTRA reconstructs the complete history of the Sicilian mafia from its origins to the present day, from the lemon groves and sulphur mines of Sicily, to the streets of Manhattan.

COSA NOSTRA is a definitive history, rich in atmosphere, and with the narrative pace of the best detective fiction, and has been updated to make it the most vital contemporary account of the mafia ever published.

The mob genre has finally grown up.

Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia Reviews

I couldn't put it down. His archival sleuthing is yoked to his powerful, often coruscating storytelling to create a chilling account of the mafia's sinister, horrific reality. * John Guy, The Sunday Times *
Riveting * Sunday Telegraph *
A readable, highly informative, admirably systematic account of how the Mafia attained its hold. * Times Literary Supplement *
Highly readable...compelling. The narrative is entertaining and, at times, as chilling as the darkest crime fiction. At its best, it combines compelling horror with clear, rational analysis of the moral and political failings, which, even today, give the mafia a seat at many top tables in Italian society. * Glasgow Herald *
Lucid...grimly readable. * Daily Telegraph *
The first truly definitive English-language study of this myth-laden subject, and it is a pleasure to read...his book is notable for shrewd judgements couched in language that is vibrantly memorable. His acquaintance with the island and his immersion in the wider modern Italian culture allows him to convey the noxious atmosphere of corruption with flair. * Sunday Times *
Monumental and gripping * Andrew Marr, BBC Start the Week *
Combines scholarship with a rip-roaring read * Sunday Herald *
Well-written...his findings are supported by careful research and copious documentation. Racy...contains some powerful stories, scenes and surprises. * Irish Times *

About John Dickie

John Dickie is Professor of Italian Studies at University College London. Hodder & Stoughton published his Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia in 2004, to ecstatic reviews. It became an international bestseller, with over 20 translations, and won the CWA Dagger Award for Non-fiction that year. Since then he has published Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and their Food (2007) - now a six-part TV series for HIstory Channel Italia and other networks worldwide. His most recent books are Mafia Brotherhoods (2011) and Mafia Republic: Italy's Criminal Curse (2013).

In 2005 the President of the Italian Republic appointed him a Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarieta Italiana.

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GOR001252107
9780340935262
034093526X
Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia by John Dickie
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Hodder & Stoughton
2007-03-08
528
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