AuthorSchneider, Jane, 1938-
TitleReversible destiny [electronic resource] : mafia, antimafia, and the struggle for Palermo / Jane C. Schneider [and] Peter T. Schneider
Imprint Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003
Connect tohttp://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=90540
Descript xiii, 339 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm

CONTENT

The Palermo crucible -- The genesis of the mafia -- The mafia and the cold war -- The cultural production of violence -- Seeking causes, casting blame -- Mysteries and poisons -- The antimafia movement -- Backlash and renewal -- Civil society groundwork -- Recuperating the built environment -- "Cultural re-education" -- Reversible destiny


SUBJECT

  1. Mafia -- Italy -- Palermo -- History
  2. Palermo (Italy) -- History
  3. Palermo (Italy) -- Politics and government
  4. Electronic books.