John Dickie Books
Darkest Italy: The Nation and Stereotypes of the Mezzogiorno, 1860-1900
By Dickie John
"Stereotypical representations of the Mezzogiorno are a persistent feature of Italian culture on all levels. In Darkest Italy, John Dickie analyzes these stereotypes in the post-Unification period,...
Read More
Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
By John Dickie
"Cosa Nostra vividly reconstructs the stories of the men and women who have lived and died in the mafia's shadow. It explains how the mafia began, how it responds to threats and challenges and how...
Read More
Mafia Brotherhoods: Camorra, mafia, 'ndrangheta: the rise of the Honoured Societies
The Sicilian mafia, or Cosa Nostra, is far from being Italy's only dangerous criminal fraternity. The south of the country hosts two other major mafias: the camorra, from Naples and its hinterland;...
Read More