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Reversible Destiny traces the history of the Sicilian mafia to its nineteenth-century roots and examines its late twentieth-century involvement in urban real estate and construction as well as drugs. Based on research in the regional capital of Palermo, this book suggests lessons regarding secretive organized crime: its capacity to reproduce a subculture of violence through time, its acquisition of a dense connective web of political and financial protectors during the Cold War era, and the sad reality that repressing it easily risks harming vulnerable people and communities. Charting the efforts of both the judiciary and a citizen's social movement to reverse the mafia's economic, political, and cultural power, the authors establish a framework for understanding both the difficulties and the accomplishments of Sicily's multifaceted antimafia efforts.

ISBN-13

9780520236097

ISBN-10

0520236092

Weight

1.10 Pounds

Dimensions

6.00 x 0.80 x 9.00 In

List Price

$34.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

352 pages

Publisher

University of California Press

Published On

2003-03-13



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