Separatism, the allies and the mafia
Subtitle: the struggle for Sicilian independence, 1943-1948
By: Monte S. Finkelstein.
Publisher: Lehigh University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Bethlehem, [PA]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: Mafia -- Italy -- Sicily.; Sicily (Italy) -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.; Sicily (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1870-1945.; Sicily (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1945-; Italy -- History -- Allied occupation, 1943-1947.
Description: This study examines the separatist movement's origins, its leaders and followers, the actions in which separatists engaged to establish a free Sicily, the factors that caused the movement's demise, and its legacy. This book also examines the relationship of the separatist movement to the United States, Great Britain, and the Sicilian mafia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-276)and index.