Books by Salvatore Lupo
“The Two Mafias is an extraordinary work of scholarship. People tend to forget how tricky it is to write reliable history when some of the sources are mafiosi themselves—many of whom are born liars.” Read more...
John Dickie, Historian
History of the Mafia
by Salvatore Lupo
Lupo also shows how the Mafia was an integral part of the new market society in the 19th century and how it grew and developed. He starts his history in 1863, when the term “Mafia” was coined, and goes up to the early 1990s.
Interviews where books by Salvatore Lupo were recommended
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Condizioni politiche e amministrative della Sicilia
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Men of Honour: the Truth about the Mafia
by Judge Giovanni Falcone -
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History of the Mafia
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Men of Dishonor
by Antonio Calderone & Pino Arlacchi -
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La Mafia in Casa Mia
by Anna Puglisi and Umberto Santino
The best books on The Best Books on the Sicilian Mafia, recommended by Diego Gambetta
The best books on The Best Books on the Sicilian Mafia, recommended by Diego Gambetta
‘If you go to Palermo and say, “I’m researching the Mafia,” they laugh a lot. First of all they laugh a lot, and then they kill you.’
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The Two Mafias: A Transatlantic History, 1888-2008
by Salvatore Lupo -
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Men of Honour: the Truth about the Mafia
by Judge Giovanni Falcone -
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La Sicilia e gli Alleati: Tra Occupazione e Liberazione
by Manoela Patti -
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Mafia Life: Love, Death and Money at the Heart of Organised Crime
by Federico Varese -
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Mafia Women
by Clare Longrigg
The Best Books on the Mafia, recommended by John Dickie
The Best Books on the Mafia, recommended by John Dickie
The three biggest Italian mafias remain a powerful presence, with tentacles reaching deep inside Italian business and politics, but our understanding of them is marred by myths and misconceptions. Professor John Dickie of University College London, author of three books on the mafia, recommends what to read to get a better understanding of what the mafia really is.
