Cosa Nostra

An Illustrated History of the Mafia

Picozzi, Massimo (Book - - 2012)

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Describes the origins and history of the Cosa Nostra, beginning in 1863 Sicily and moving to Prohibition Era America, discussing the formation of the mafia families and the most famous legendary criminals.

Authors: Picozzi, Massimo, 1956-

Statement of Responsibility: Massimo Picozzi ; preface by Carlo Lucarelli ; with an afterword by Pietro Grasso

Uniform Title Cosa nostra. English

Title: Cosa nostra
an illustrated history of the mafia

Publisher: New York :, W.W. Norton & Co.,, c2012.

Characteristics: 287 p. :,ill. ;,24 cm.

Notes: "Originally published in Italian in 2010 by Mondadori Electa S.p.A."

Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 282) and index.

Contents: Nothing more than criminals
Reasons for an illustrated book on the Mafia
From myth to reality : the origins of the Cosa Nostra
Gangs of New York : immigration, the criminal fringe, and more
United Italy discovers the Mafia : from the Notarbartolo Affair to Benito Mussolini
Senseless prohibition : the Golden Age of Mafia gangsters
An obscure period : from the landings in Sicily to the Giuliano Enigma
The Corleonesi arrive : victims, widows, and the first Mafia War
Lucky Luciano, Carlo Gambino, and the others : big families and big bosses
Corruption, connivance, and massacres : from the Sack of Palermo to the second Mafia war
The Buscetta Theorem : the season of the Maxi Trial
The last godfathers : the RICO Act, John Gotti, and the decline
From massacres to crisis : the attack on the state and the response from institutions
The Mafia is not defeated : conclusion by Italy's National anti-Mafia prosecutor Pietro Grasso.

Summary: Describes the origins and history of the Cosa Nostra, beginning in 1863 Sicily and moving to Prohibition Era America, discussing the formation of the mafia families and the most famous legendary criminals.

Subject Headings: Mafia History Pictorial works.
Mafia History.

Topical Term: Mafia
Mafia

LCCN: 2011041425

ISBN: 9780393341966
0393341968

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