Cosa Nostra, John Dickie
Cosa Nostra, John Dickie
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Cosa Nostra
A History of the Sicilian Mafia

Author: John Dickie

Narrator: Tom Lawrence

Unabridged: 17 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/11/2022


Synopsis

Hailed in Italy as the best book ever written about the mafia in any language, Cosa Nostra is a fascinating, violent, and darkly comic account that reads like fiction and takes us deep into the inner sanctum of this secret society where few have dared to tread. In this gripping history of the Sicilian mafia, John Dickie uses startling new research to reveal the inner workings of this secret society with a murderous record. He explains how the mafia began, how it responds to threats and challenges, and introduces us to the real-life characters that inspired the American imagination for generations, making the mafia an international, larger than life cultural phenomenon. Dickie's dazzling cast of characters includes Antonio Giammona, the first "boss of bosses"; New York cop Joe Petrosino, who underestimated the Sicilian mafia and paid for it with his life; and Bernard "the Tractor" Provenzano, the current boss of bosses who has been hiding in Sicily since 1963.

About John Dickie

John Dickie is senior lecturer in Italian, University College London, and is the author of Darkest Italy: The Nation and Stereotypes of the Mezzogiorno, 1860-1900.


Reviews

-Sobre delitos, organizaciones, costumbres e idiosincrasias.- Género. Historia. Lo que nos cuenta. El libro Historia de la mafia (publicación original: Blood Brotherhoods, 2011, y Mafia Republic, 2013), con el subtítulo Cosa Nostra, ‘Ndrangheta y Camorra de 1860 al presente, es un acercamiento de poco......more

Goodreads review by Mari

The word "mafia" is known to everyone, yet not many people have a very clear idea of what it is. Mention the mafia, and most people probably think of the American Mafia (though this is in fact an offshoot of a decidedly Sicilian tree), or a scene from The Godfather. The truth, as John Dickie shows i......more