Against The Mafia

The Classic Italian Writings

Nando dalla Chiesa, Christina Jerne (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XXII, 313 Seiten

2024
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
9783031296192 (ISBN)

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This collection of classic texts offers a longitudinal overview of the Italian mafia through the eyes of those who have questioned it in the past 144 years. It presents English translations of the key works of, among others, judges (Giovanni Falcone), political theorists (Gaetano Mosca), trade unionists (Pio La Torre), journalists (Giuseppe Fava), generals (Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa), and priests (Don Diana). These critical voices have been foundational to shaping the way Italian culture, policies and legislation relate to the mafia phenomenon. They represent different political standpoints, from elitism to communism, as well as vastly different times, from post-feudalism to hyper globalization. This book offers a rare (and hitherto untranslated) insight into, not only the history of the Italian mafia and its conceptualizations, but also into the movement against the mafia, which is one of the longest lasting (and most unrecognized) European social movements. It provides a usefulhistorical archive of Italian political and sociological thought and a diversity of perspectives through which to tackle a complex and increasingly global criminological issue, making it relevant for those interested in Italian studies, political theory, sociology, criminology, legal studies, and history.

Nando dalla Chiesa is Professor in Sociology of Organised Crime at the University of Milan, Italy, and Editor of the newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano. He has published hundreds of articles, books and essays dedicated to understanding the phenomenon of organised crime from all angles. He has looked at the mafia from an economic perspective, as a form of capitalism; he has been one of the most acute observers of the expansion of the mafia towards the north of Italy and is currently engaged in several political and academic projects that tackle the problem of the mafia in Lombardy. He has written extensively on ways to combat the mafia which has resulted in the Anti-Mafia Manifesto (2014). He founded one of the first and most important global centres dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the phenomenon and is also the honorary president of Italy´s largest anti-mafia organisation.
Libera Christina Jerne is a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Global Criminology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

1. Introduction- Mafia and Anti-Mafia: A History to Fill. - 2. The Mafia and the Unitary State. - 3. Mafia, Justice and the New Kingdom. - 4. Mafia Spirit and Mafia Society. - 5. The Violent Form of Power. - 6. Social Marginalization and Repression. - 7. Blood and Gold. - 8. Mafia and Ruling Class. - 9. Mafia, Society and Power in Calabria. - 10. The Fronts of the Anti-Mafia War. - 11. Three Mafias in a Nutshell. - 12. Church and Camorra. - 13. The Territorial Expansion of the 'Ndrangheta. - 14. Conclusion-Resilient Social Violence

Erscheinungsdatum	29.08.2023
Zusatzinfo	XXII, 313 p. 2 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht
Schlagworte	Anthropology of Crime • Camorra • Cosa Nostra • crime prevention • European politics • Italian studies • 'Ndrangheta • organised crime • political theory • Political violence • Violent crime
ISBN-13	9783031296192 / 9783031296192
Zustand	Neuware