An edition of Cosa Nostra (2004)

Cosa Nostra

A History of the Sicilian Mafia

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An edition of Cosa Nostra (2004)

Cosa Nostra

A History of the Sicilian Mafia

by and

  • ★★★★ 4.0 (1 rating) ·
  • 19 Want to read
  • 2 Have read

From the mafia's origins in the 1860s to its current tense relationship with the Berlusconi government, this is a vivid and gripping history of the Sicilian Mafia's inner sanctum.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Language
English
Pages
400

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Subjects

Mafia, History, United States, Historia, Sicily, True Crime / Espionage, History: World, Western Europe - General, Organized Crime, True Crime / Organized Crime, Italy, Modern - 20th Century, Mafia -- Italy -- Sicily -- History., Mafia -- United States -- History., Mafia -- Italia -- Sicilia -- Historia., Mafia -- Estados Unidos -- Historia., Sicily (italy), history

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Cosa Nostra
Cosa Nostra: istorii͡a sit͡siliĭskoĭ mafii
2005, "ĖKSMO", Midgard
in Russian
Cover of: Cosa Nostra
Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
October 7, 2004, Palgrave Macmillan
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Cosa Nostra
Cosa Nostra: de geschiedenis van de Siciliaanse maffia
2004, Anthos, Standaard
in Dutch
Cover of: Cosa Nostra
Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
January 2004, Hodder & Stoughton
Hardcover in English

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First Sentence

"Palermo became an Italian city on 7 June 1860 when, under the terms of a ceasefire, two long columns of defeated troops snaked out from its eastern edges, and doubled back round outside the walls to await the ships that would ferry them home to Naples."

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Library of Congress
HV6453.I83 M32694 2004b, HV6453.I83M32694

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
400
Dimensions
9.3 x 6.4 x 1.5 inches
Weight
1.4 pounds

ID Numbers

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OL8400444M
Internet Archive
cosanostra00john
ISBN 10
1403966966
ISBN 13
9781403966964
LCCN
2004304696
OCLC/WorldCat
229276677, 56725640
Library Thing
153738
Goodreads
543753

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Palermo became an Italian city on 7 June 1860 when, under the terms of a ceasefire, two long columns of defeated troops snaked out from its eastern edges, and doubled back round outside the walls to await the ships that would ferry them home to Naples.
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