Women of honour : Madonnas, godmothers and informers in the Italian mafia / Milka Kahn, Anne Véron....
Women of honour : Madonnas, godmothers and informers in the Italian mafia / Milka Kahn, Anne Véron....
Women of honour : Madonnas, godmothers and informers in the Italian mafia / Milka Kahn, Anne Véron. ; translated by James Ferguson.
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Publisher
London : C. Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 2017.
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G 2017/4333
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English
Italian
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Physical Description
Physical content
ix, 213 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
pt. One Women in Cosa Nostra -- 1. Ninetta Bagarella: Wife of the `Butcher of Corleone' -- 2. Rita Atria: The Young Rebel -- 3. Giusy Vitale: The First `Godmother' of Cosa Nostra -- 4. Carmela Iuculano: For the Love of Her Children -- pt. Two Women in the 'Ndrangheta -- 5. Giusy Pesce: Wind of Revol...
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Publisher
London : C. Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 2017.
Edition
English edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
The role of women in the Italian mafias has long been overlooked. So who are they? Pure and virtuous Madonnas or dangerous Godmothers?Reduced to victim status and relegated to domestic life, women serve as the mafia's respectable facade: virtuous and docile. But, as Milka Kahn and Anne Veron reveal in this absorbing book, women have always been at...
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Women of honour : Madonnas, godmothers and informers in the Italian mafia / Milka Kahn, Anne Véron. ; translated by James Ferguson.
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Originally published in Italian by Nouveau Monde ̌ditions, 2015.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Translated from Italian.
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G 2017/4333
Record Identifier
74VKVrWGWO5A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVrWGWO5A
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ISBN
9781849048064 paperback
1849048061 paperback
DDC
364.106082
MMS ID
991024124817102626
