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| Foreword | ||
| Preface | ||
| 1 | Etymological Note | 1 |
| 2 | Brigantaggio - Ladrismo - Mafia | 5 |
| 3 | Characteristics of the Sicilian Social Structure | 14 |
| The political structure. The weakness of the state and the tradition of dual morality | 15 | |
| Social Stratification and the economic situation | 38 | |
| 4 | The Mafioso | 47 |
| Origin | 47 | |
| Career | 50 | |
| Consolidation and defence of position | 59 | |
| Legitimation and self-assessment | 70 | |
| 5 | The Structure of Mafioso Groupings | 79 |
| Cosca | 80 | |
| Partito | 88 | |
| Faction | 94 | |
| Some false conclusions | 99 | |
| The system of norms | 107 | |
| Some structure patterns | 115 | |
| 6 | The Functions of Mafioso Behaviour | 132 |
| Functions for the individual mafioso | 132 | |
| Functions within the subcultural system | 143 | |
| Mafioso behaviour and politics | 154 | |
| 7 | Mafiosi and Gangsters | 161 |
| 8 | Conclusion | 175 |
| 9 | Afterword | 184 |
| From postwar to the 1980s: change and continuity | 184 | |
| Structures | 186 | |
| Functions | 194 | |
| Bibliography | 206 | |
| Index of Names | 219 | |
| Subject Index | 225 | |
| Map of Sicily | 232 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
| WonderClub |
Patrick McRae
reviewed Mafia & Mafiosi on May 08, 2020 Mafia & Mafiosi
So many Mafia histories are written to the same outline, regardless of their focus. Hess' book is an exception. My area of interest is Mafia organization---what shape a Mafia cosca takes, the shape of the network that connects cosche, its resemblance to and reliance upon the family. Hess devotes himself to describing and defining terms the rest of us have been throwing around: words like "mafia" and "mafioso." Even when talking about gangsters who are a poor fit, his is still the best resource for describing a subject as more or less meeting a classic and accepted definition. A must read for anyone with a serious interest in Mafia studies.
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