The Octopus
The Rise and Rise of the Sicilian Mafia
Seiten
2007
Mercat Press (Verlag)
978-1-84183-127-5 (ISBN)
Mercat Press (Verlag)
978-1-84183-127-5 (ISBN)
- Titel ist leider vergriffen;
keine Neuauflage - Artikel merken
The mafia and the huge syndicates it controls have infiltrated the government in Italy, the US, the highest levels of the Catholic Church, and in modern times, are even implicated in the murder of an American president and the pope. This work covers the rackets, fueds, business affairs and political chicanery of their criminal underworld.
This book reveals a shocking and sensational story: the mafia and the huge syndicates it controls have infiltrated the government in Italy, the US, the highest levels of the Catholic Church, and in modern times, are even implicated in the murder of an American president and the pope. At lower levels of criminality the mafia is omnipresent - from prostitution, gambling and boot-legging during the Prohibition era in the 1920's, to the present day control of drug trafficking in Europe and America. The annals of the mafia are bloodstained and littered with corpses, both of the mobsters themselves and the law-abiding citizens and legislators who have tried to resist their intimidation. Peopled with compelling characters, Pieri rattles through the tangle of rackets, fueds, business affairs and political chicanery that satisfies our fascination with the criminal underworld.
This book reveals a shocking and sensational story: the mafia and the huge syndicates it controls have infiltrated the government in Italy, the US, the highest levels of the Catholic Church, and in modern times, are even implicated in the murder of an American president and the pope. At lower levels of criminality the mafia is omnipresent - from prostitution, gambling and boot-legging during the Prohibition era in the 1920's, to the present day control of drug trafficking in Europe and America. The annals of the mafia are bloodstained and littered with corpses, both of the mobsters themselves and the law-abiding citizens and legislators who have tried to resist their intimidation. Peopled with compelling characters, Pieri rattles through the tangle of rackets, fueds, business affairs and political chicanery that satisfies our fascination with the criminal underworld.
Joe Pieri is the author of several successful books including Tales of the Savoy, Isle of the Displaces and The Big Men.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.11.2007 |
---|---|
Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 268 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
ISBN-10 | 1-84183-127-1 / 1841831271 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84183-127-5 / 9781841831275 |
Zustand | Neuware |
Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
Caspar David Friedrichs Reise durch die Zeiten
Buch | Hardcover (2023)
S. Fischer (Verlag)
25,00 €