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Informationen zum Autor Umberto Santino is the founder and director of the Centro siciliano di documentazione in Palermo, which was the first centre for research into the mafia and was established in 1977. He is one of the most authoritative experts on the mafia and has been a leading figure in the antimafia movement over the past few decades. He has lectured at university level and spoken at conferences, seminars and other events in numerous countries. John Dickie is Professor of Italian Studies at University College, London, UK. Vorwort By a leading Anti-mafia specialist with introduction by a bestselling Mafia author. Zusammenfassung The mafia is the impenetrable and seemingly infallible embodiment of notoriety and criminality. Umberto Santino, one of Italy's leading mafia experts, here provides a new perspective on the mafia: as a polymorphic organization which encompasses crime, the accumulation of corruptly acquired wealth and power, the cultural code of omerta and consensus. Exploring the movements which strive to fight against the powers of the mafia, such as the campaigns of civil society organizations like the Centro siciliano di documentazione, the author also provides a fresh look at the mechanisms - and struggles - of the antimafia movement. Inhaltsverzeichnis The AuthorMaps. Organized crime in Italy, The structure of Cosa Nostra, Mafia in Sicily, ‘Mandamenti’ in Palermo, ‘Mandamenti’ in province of Palermo 1. What people say and what I thinkFigure. Mafia and the relationships system2. Premafia phenomena 3. Mafia and antimafia in an agricultural society4. Mafia and antimafia in the 1960s and 1970s5. Mafia and antimafia from the 1980s to the present dayMaps. Mafia today. ‘Mandamenti’ in Palermo, ‘Mandamenti’ in province of Palermo6. Other mafiasGlossaryChronologyBibliography IllustrationsCaptions for the illustrationsAcknowledgementsPicture Acknowledgements
