Mafia brotherhoods
Subtitle: Camorra, mafia, 'ndrangheta : the rise of the honoured societies
By: John Dickie
Publisher: Sceptre
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 447
ISBN-13: 9780340963944
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: History; Mafia; Camorra; 'Ndrangheta
Description: The Sicilian mafia, or Cosa Nostra, is far from being Italy's only dangerous criminal fraternity. The south of the country hosts two other major mafias: the camorra, from Naples and its hinterland; and the 'ndrangheta, the mafia from the poor and isolated region of Calabria that has now risen to become the most powerful mob of all. Each of these brotherhoods has its own methods, its own dark rituals, its own style of ferocity and corruption. Their early history is little known; indeed some of it has been entirely shrouded in myth and silence until now. This is a book of breathtaking ambition, charting the birth and rise of all three of Italy's mafias. It blends ground-breaking archival research, passionate narrative, and shrewd historical analysis to bring Italy's unique 'criminal ecosystem', and the three terrifying criminal brotherhoods that evolved within it, to life on the page.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.