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Author | : Dwight C. Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Mafia |
ISBN | : |
This text examines the imagery linked to the term "mafia". The author aims to break down the mystique surrounding the word, attributing its buildup to sensational reporting, hidden agendas and the public's fascination with the idea of a secret criminal society. In tracing this mystique through history, the author determines how much of that image comes from actual events.
Author | : Rino Coluccello |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2016-04-29 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1137280506 |
The Sicilian Mafia, or Cosa Nostra, is one of the most intriguing criminal phenomena in the world. It is an unparalleled organised criminal grouping that over almost two centuries has been able not only to successfully permeate licit and illicit economy, politics and civil society, but also to influence and exercise authoritative power over both the underworld and the upper-world. This criminal phenomenon has been a captivating conundrum for scholars of different disciplines who have tried to explain with various paradigms the reasons behind the emergence and consolidation of the mafia. Challenging the Mafia Mystique provides an analysis of the changes the Sicilian mafia has undergone, from legitimisation to denunciation. Rino Coluccello highlights how, from the very emergence of the organised criminal groups in Sicily, a culture existed that was protective and tolerant of the mafia. He argues that the various conceptualisations of the mafia that dominated the public and scientific debate in the nineteenth and more than half of the twentieth century created a mystique, which legitimised the mafia and contributed to their success. This book will be of great interest to scholars and students of organised crime, Italian politics and Italian literature.
Author | : Ron Quartararo |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 2012-10-31 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1479731285 |
The Media & the Mob: Exploring the Mafia Mystique is a fascinating look at the world of media stereotyping. Its a complex issue, shaped in large part my misperceptions, the need, at times, to hype stories for promotional purposes, and by some insensitivities incurred by writers in their haste to get stories completed. This book examines one of the most pervasive ethnic stereotypes – that of Italians and Italian Americans and organized crime. While ethnic stereotyping is certainly not the sole province of Italians, it has certainly been one of the most prevalent in both entertainment and news media alike. In this book Quartararo has given the reader an inside look into the mindset of a large news media organization and the process it used for vetting news stories, along with insights into the perceptions and misperceptions that can be created in how news stories are packaged and presented. While this meeting between Italian American representatives from academia, politics and the community at large and high level television broadcast news executives at took place 30 years ago, the discussion is as relevant today as it was then! Both sides came away with a better understanding and appreciation of the other. We hope the reader will do the same.
Author | : Julienne Smith |
Publisher | : Basic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1975-02-02 |
Genre | : Mafia |
ISBN | : 9780465043132 |
Author | : Dwight C. Smith |
Publisher | : University Press of Amer |
Total Pages | : 399 |
Release | : 1990-02 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780819176455 |
A history of the development of the imagery linked to the term mafia. The author aims to break down the mystique surrounding the word, attributing its buildup to sensational reporting, hidden agendas and the public's fascination with the idea of a secret criminal society.
Author | : Dwight C. Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Mafia |
ISBN | : |
This text examines the imagery linked to the term "mafia". The author aims to break down the mystique surrounding the word, attributing its buildup to sensational reporting, hidden agendas and the public's fascination with the idea of a secret criminal society. In tracing this mystique through history, the author determines how much of that image comes from actual events.
Author | : Rino Coluccello |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2014-01-14 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781349555529 |
This book provides an analysis of the changes the Sicilian mafia has undergone from legitimisation to denunciation. It argues that conceptualisations of the mafia in public and scientific debate, during the nineteenth and more than half of the twentieth century, created a mystique that legitimised the mafia and contributed to their success.
Author | : Jacques Bierling |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 618 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Decentralization in government |
ISBN | : |
Author | : James O. Finckenauer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Mafia |
ISBN | : |
This article describes the historical context of Russian crime, the types of crime in which Russian criminals in the United States have been implicated, the extent to which the activities fit definitions and understandings of organized crime, and whether what is seen is mafia-like.
Author | : Jay S. Albanese |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 423 |
Release | : 2014-09-25 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1317522079 |
Provides readers with an understanding of organized crime, including its definition and causes, how it is categorized under the law, models to explain its persistence, and the criminal justice response to organized crime, including investigation, prosecution, defense, and sentencing.