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Cosa Nostra: The Definitive History of the Sicilian Mafia
John Dickie
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Description for Cosa Nostra: The Definitive History of the Sicilian Mafia
Paperback. 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 Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 400.
Recognised as 'The first truly definitive English-language study of this myth-laden subject and a pleasure to read' (Sunday Times) 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340935262
SKU
V9780340935262
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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 ... Read more
Reviews for Cosa Nostra: The Definitive History of the Sicilian Mafia
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more