Mafia & Mafiosi: Origin, Power, and MythNYU Press, 1998 - 232 sivua Henner Hess's classic work, first published almost a quarter century ago, gives a detailed picture of the typical career of mafiosi. Hess describes a distinct subculture whose behavioral patterns have been largely determined by the specific political, economic, and social history of Sicily, a society characterized by a weak state and organized on the basis of self-help. This subculture was and is the breeding ground for the strong-arm man "mafioso" or "uomo d'onore," man of honor, as he is called in Sicily, the proud, taciturn, independent man who believes in the use of violence to achieve personal goals. |
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Brigantaggio Ladrismo Mafia | 5 |
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The Functions of Mafioso Behaviour | 132 |
Mafiosi and Gangsters | 161 |
Conclusion | 175 |
Afterword | 184 |
X | 196 |
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