3.oftenmafiaInformalA tightly knit group of trusted associates, as of a political leader:"[He]is one of the personal mafia that[the chancellor]brought with him to Bonn"(Christian Science Monitor). [Italian, back-formation frommafiuso, mafioso,Mafioso; seeMafioso.] ...
Italy is a relatively young nation state, achieving full unification only during theRisorgimentoof 1860-1870. Prior to this, the peninsula consisted of often mutually antagonistic kingdoms, duchies, city-states, and principalities. Some of these regions had a history of autonomous rule, while other...
They’re from the mafia: movies like The Godfather made us believe that many Italians are members of the mafia. Don’t worry. Your lady won’t be the daughter of Don Corleone. They’re gold-diggers: it’s believed that Italian ladies seek marriage abroad to find a rich husband. In gen...
pre-arranged wife from India arrives in New York--the woman chosen by their families when they were children, one he hasn't seen since he was 8 and she was 4. Apu is caught between the old world and the new--trying to find love and happiness within the confines of his pre-...
Shot in stark black and white, it’s about the forbidden romance between Andrea and Marilena, who belong to rivaling Mafia families. Andrea is the heir of the Malatesta family, while Marilena is the wife of the Camporeale family’s head. When they’re caught having an affair, chaos is ...
“charity work in caring for the needy Italian families,” and even invested in “the educating of Italians to become good American citizens.” Assisting Italians in gaining U.S. citizenship, the League building on North Main held nightly classes which taught Italians about American laws and ...
In 2014, 77 municipalities interrupted the political mandate because of “Mafia infiltration” e.g., suspect of criminality (Source: Municipal Administrators’ Registry of the Ministry of the Interior).22 They can be labelled as law quality institutions municipalities [71]. We also compared the ...
By about 1900 the various Mafia “families” and groups of families based in the villages of western Sicily had joined together in a loose confederation, and they controlled most of the economic activities in their respective localities. How do mobsters get their nicknames?Mafia nicknames like “...
and shown to our table in the great looking restaurant area, the pizzas were of good quality and very tasty, I had the Pizza Mafia which comprised of pepperoni and mincedbeef. unfortunately the gentleman who served us did not share the hostesses friendly manner and came across as quite...
“The mafia is proving to be attractive for the young generation, not only for young men that come from mafia families,” the report warned. “However, there would be no shortage of attempts by elderly men of honour, recently freed, to regain their position.” Additional reporting by Giulian...