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Reversible destiny : mafia, antimafia, and the struggle for Palermo /

Reversible Destiny traces the history of the Sicilian mafia to its nineteenth-century roots and examines its late twentieth-century involvement in urban real estate and construction as well as drugs. Based on research in the regional capital of Palermo, this book suggests lessons regarding secretive...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schneider, Jane, 1938-
Otros Autores: Schneider, Peter T., 1933-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Palermo crucible
  • The genesis of the mafia
  • The mafia and the cold war
  • The cultural production of violence
  • Seeking causes, casting blame
  • Mysteries and poisons
  • The antimafia movement
  • Backlash and renewal
  • Civil society groundwork
  • Recuperating the built environment
  • "Cultural re-education"
  • Reversible destiny.