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Description for White Shotgun
Paperback. A searing journey into the world of the Sicilian mafia -- in their own words Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 390.
Lupara bianca ('White Shotgun') -- an Italian term that refers to a Mafia-style killing, in which no trace of the victim can be found. For thirty years, prize-winning Sicilian journalist Attilio Bolzoni has reported on the shadowy activities of Cosa Nostra. Now, for the first time, he has collected together a powerful anthology of rare interviews, court proceedings and transcripts of phone taps that together capture the essence of this most hidden of secret societies. From the 'traditional' Mafia of the early 20th Century to the 'Maxi' show-trials of the 1980s and beyond, White Shotgun is both a history ... Read more
Lupara bianca ('White Shotgun') -- an Italian term that refers to a Mafia-style killing, in which no trace of the victim can be found. For thirty years, prize-winning Sicilian journalist Attilio Bolzoni has reported on the shadowy activities of Cosa Nostra. Now, for the first time, he has collected together a powerful anthology of rare interviews, court proceedings and transcripts of phone taps that together capture the essence of this most hidden of secret societies. From the 'traditional' Mafia of the early 20th Century to the 'Maxi' show-trials of the 1980s and beyond, White Shotgun is both a history ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780330528214
SKU
KHN0002426
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Attilio Bolzoni
Attilio Bolzoni writes for the leading Italian newspaper La Repubblica. In 2009 he was awarded the prestigious 'E Giornalismo' prize for journalism, in recognition of his long career reporting on the Mafia and Cammora.
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